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Maria Reiche
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Peruvian archaeologist, mathematician and technical translator
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1903-05-15 ) 15 May 1903, Dresden , German Empire
- Died
- 8 June 1998 (1998-06-08) (aged 95), Santiago de Surco , Lima, Peru
- Alma mater
- Dresden Technical University
- Known for
- Nazca Lines
- Fields
- Archaeology
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Maria
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Peru
- Place of birth
- Dresden
- Place of death
- Lima
- Educated at
- TU Dresden
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Notable work
- Nazca Lines
- Field of work
- archaeology
- Official website
- www.maria-reiche.de
- Image
- Maria Reiche 1910.jpg
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- Commons category
- Maria Reiche
- date of birth
- 1903-05-15
- date of death
- 1998-06-08
- name in native language
- Maria Reiche
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
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Encyclopedic overview
Maria Reiche Grosse-Neumann (15 May 1903 – 8 June 1998) was a German-born Peruvian mathematician, archaeologist, and technical translator. She is known for her research into the Nazca Lines, which she first saw in 1941 together with American historian Paul Kosok. Known as the "Lady of the Lines", Reiche made the documentation, preservation and public dissemination of the Nazca Lines her life's work.
She was widely recognized as the curator of the lines and lived nearby to protect them. She received recognition as Doctor Honoris Causa by the National University of San Marcos and the Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería in Lima. Reiche helped gain national and international attention for the Nazca Lines; Peru established protection, and they were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994.
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