Biography of Maria Reiche

Maria Reiche (* 15. May 1903 in Dresden; † 8. June 1998 in Lima) was a deutsch-peruanische Altamerikanistin, untersuchte als Erste die Nazca-Linien. She was 95 years old. She studied at TUD Dresden University of Technology. She received 4 awards, including Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, honorary doctorate of the National University of San Marcos. Her cause of death was cancer. She was buried at Museo Maria Reiche.