Maria Reiche
Peruvian archaeologist, mathematician and technical translator
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1903-05-15
- Died
- 1998-06-08
- Works
- 10
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- Geheimnis der Wüste
- Geheimnis der Wuste Mystery on the Desert Secreto de la Pampa
- Markings
- Peruanische Erdzeichen
- Markings
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,515x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015
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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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1903 births1998 deaths20th-century archaeologists20th-century German mathematicians20th-century German women mathematicians20th-century mathematicians20th-century translators20th-century women scientists20th-century women writersArchaeologists from DresdenDeaths from cancer in PeruDeaths from ovarian cancer