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  1. Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke (13 June 1914 – 21 November 2000) was a German zoologist, ornithologist, and herpetologist. He was married to ornithologist Maria Koepcke, and was the father of mammalogist Juliane Koepcke.

    • The 'Jungle Child' Raised by Scientists
    • 'There Was Almost Nothing My Parents Hadn't Taught Me About The Jungle'
    • Why Did Juliane Survive?

    Born to German parents in 1954, Juliane was raised in the Peruvian jungle from which she now had to escape. Her father, Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke, was a renowned zoologist and her mother, Maria Koepcke, was a scientist who studied tropical birds. Together, they set up a biological research station called Panguana so they could immerse themselves in the ...

    On the floor of the jungle, Juliane assessed her injuries. Woozy and confused, she assumed she had a concussion. Her collar bone was also broken and she had gashes to her shoulder and calf. "I lay there, almost like an embryo for the rest of the day and a whole night, until the next morning," she wrote. Without her glasses, Juliane found it difficu...

    Over the years, Juliane has struggled to understand how she came to be the only survivor of LANSA flight 508. Ninety other people, including Maria Koepcke, died in the crash. It's believed 14 people survived the impact, but were not well enough to trek out of the jungle like Juliane. The cause of the crash was officially listed as an intentional de...

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  2. Jan 16, 2024 · Born on October 10, 1954, in Lima, Juliane Koepcke is the only child of German zoologists Maria and Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke. Her parents were engaged in scientific work at Lima’s Museum of Natural History at the time of her birth.

  3. Jun 18, 2021 · Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke Miraculously, her injuries were relatively minor: a broken collarbone, a sprained knee and gashes on her right shoulder and left calf, one eye swollen shut and her field...

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  4. Mar 12, 2024 · Juliane Koepcke was born in 1954 to German zoologists Maria Koepcke and Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke. When she was 17 years old, she and her mother boarded LANSA Flight 508 in Lima, Peru, traveling to meet Koepcke's father at the Panguana research station in Peru. Maria and Hans-Wilhelm had founded the station together just a few years before, in 1968.

  5. Jun 14, 2023 · Koepcke, too, grew up with a profound appreciation of nature. Her father, Hans-Wilhelm, was a zoologist, her mother, Maria, an ornithologist; the two met as students at Germany’s University...

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