Maria Koepcke
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1924 – 1971
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Who was Maria Koepcke?
Maria Koepcke, was a German and Peruvian ornithologist.
Koepcke, originally Maria Emilie Anna von Mikulicz-Radecki, was born and educated in Germany, earning a PhD in Zoology from Kiel University in 1949. She then moved to Peru, where she married zoologist Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke in 1950. Together they collaborated on much of their scientific work and publications, and had a daughter Juliane. She was a successful Neotropical ornithologist at a time when South American ornithology was male-dominated.
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- Born
- May 15, 1924
Germany - Also known as
- Maria Kopcke
- Spouses
- Nationality
- Germany
- Education
- University of Kiel
- Died
- Dec 24, 1971
Amazon rainforest
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on July 23, 2013
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