Maria Reiche

Peruvian archaeologist, mathematician and technical translator

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Lived 1903–1998, aged 95Germany
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    1903–1998
    Aged 95
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Updated 2026-06-21

Maria Reiche Grosse-Neumann 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.

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