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Maria Reiche, German mathematician and archaeologist (born 1903)

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Maria Reiche

Peruvian archaeologist, mathematician and technical translator (1903–1998)

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…
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