# Augusto Berns

> Augusto Berns, originally Rudolph August Berns, was a German engineer and entrepreneur. In 1867 he visited the abandoned Inca city of Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes, which nowadays is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and counted among the New Seven Wonders of the World.

*German engineer and entrepreneur who rediscovered Machu Pichu in 1867*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1842
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Augusto Berns, originally Rudolph August Berns, was a German engineer and entrepreneur. In 1867 he visited the abandoned Inca city of Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes, which nowadays is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and counted among the New Seven Wonders of the World.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 40.2
- **Momentum:** 1.7

## Sources
- [Augusto Berns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_Berns)
- [Augusto Berns](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_Berns)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q769142)

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