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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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeologist
cultural heritage activist
human
mathematician
researcher
awardReceived Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru
surface form: Order of the Sun of Peru
birthName Maria Reiche self-link
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 Dresden University of Technology
surface form: Technical University of Dresden

University of Hamburg
employer Government of Peru
surface form: Peruvian government
familyName Reiche
fieldOfWork archaeology
cultural heritage preservation
mathematics
givenName Maria
hasMemorial Maria Reiche Museum in Nazca
Maria Reiche Museum in Nazca
surface form: Maria Reiche Observatory Tower near Nazca
heritageSiteAdvocatedFor Nazca Lines
surface form: Nazca Lines and Geoglyphs of Pampas de Jumana
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 self-link
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
Nazca Lines
surface form: Palpa geoglyphs

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Nazca Lines earlyAerialStudyBy Maria Reiche
Maria Reiche name Maria Reiche self-link
Maria Reiche birthName Maria Reiche self-link
Paul Kosok influenced Maria Reiche
Reiche hasNotableBearer Maria Reiche
The Mystery on the Desert author Maria Reiche
Lady of the Lines refersTo Maria Reiche
Lady of the Lines studiedBy Maria Reiche
subject surface form: Nazca Lines