Paul Kosok
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Paul Kosok is credited with being the original serious investigator into the Nazca Lines
Nazca Lines
The Nazca Lines are a series of ancient geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The high, arid plateau stretches more than between the towns of Nazca and Palpa on the Pampas de Jumana about 400 km south of Lima...

 mystery. His work on the lines started during the 1930s and ended with his death in 1959. He was succeeded by Maria Reiche
Maria Reiche
Maria Reiche was a German-born mathematician, archaeologist, and technical translator who is most well-regarded for her research in the Nazca lines in Peru, beginning in 1940. She helped educate people about the resource and gain government recognition and preservation of the property...

 until her own death in 1998.

Kosok was a professor at Long Island University
Long Island University
Long Island University is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution of higher education in the U.S. state of New York.-History:...

 and taught several courses including history of science in the undergraduate school in 1938. He also conducted the Brooklyn Philharmonic
Brooklyn Philharmonic
The Brooklyn Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, commonly known as the Brooklyn Philharmonic, is an American orchestra based in the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City...

 in the Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn Academy of Music is a major performing arts venue in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City, United States, known as a center for progressive and avant garde performance....

.

Dr.Kosok published an important text on Germany in 1933. The text: Modern Germany: A Study of Conflicting Loyalties, University of Chicago Press, 1933, was used by various educational programs for training and preparing individuals for foreign service. He composed a music piece: The Andean Rhapsody, which was introduced by the Brooklyn Philharmonic. Dr. Kosok was the conductor for this event. The Andean Rhapsody was inspired by his visits to Peru.

Dr. Kosok was chairman of the Department of History and Government at Long Island University. He was a very respected scholar in history, anthropology, music and mathematics.
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