Maria Reiche

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Maria Reiche was a German-born mathematician and archaeologist renowned for her pioneering research and preservation work on Peru’s Nazca Lines.

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Maria Reiche canonical 12

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instanceOf archaeologist
cultural heritage activist
human
mathematician
researcher
awardReceived Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Order of the Sun of Peru
birthName Maria Reiche
burialPlace Nazca
causeOfDeath ovarian cancer
countryOfBirth German Empire
countryOfCitizenship Germany
Peru
countryOfDeath Peru
dateOfBirth 1903-05-15
dateOfDeath 1998-06-08
describedAs Lady of the Lines
educatedAt Technical University of Dresden
University of Hamburg
employer Peruvian government
linked to: Government of Peru
familyName Reiche
fieldOfWork archaeology
cultural heritage preservation
mathematics
givenName Maria
hasMemorial Maria Reiche Museum in Nazca
Maria Reiche Observatory Tower near Nazca
heritageSiteAdvocatedFor Nazca Lines and Geoglyphs of Pampas de Jumana
linked to: Nazca Lines
knownFor preservation of the Nazca Lines
research on the Nazca Lines
theory that Nazca Lines had astronomical significance
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned English
German
Spanish
movedTo Peru
movementDate 1932
name Maria Reiche
notableIdea Nazca Lines as a giant astronomical calendar
notableWork The Mystery on the Desert
occupation archaeologist
mathematician
teacher
translator
placeOfBirth Dresden
placeOfDeath Lima
residence Lima
Nazca
sexOrGender female
workedOn Nazca Lines
Palpa geoglyphs
linked to: Nazca Lines

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Nazca Lines earlyAerialStudyBy Maria Reiche
Maria Reiche name Maria Reiche
Maria Reiche birthName Maria Reiche
Paul Kosok influenced Maria Reiche
Reiche hasNotableBearer Maria Reiche
The Mystery on the Desert author Maria Reiche
Lady of the Lines refersTo Maria Reiche
Nazca Lines studiedBy Maria Reiche
subject linked to: Lady of the Lines