Photo: Cancillería del Perú / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Juliane Koepcke is the single most awe-inspiring entry I have written about. A serious mammalogist who specializes in bats, she is also the sole survivor of the 1971 LANSA crash, who walked alone through the Peruvian rainforest for over a week to live. What moves me is that she refused to become merely a survival story; she stayed a working scientist and earned Germany's Order of Merit on the strength of her research. The knowledge her zoologist parents gave her literally saved her life. I do not just admire her, I am humbled by her.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Juliane Koepcke
- Name (Japanese)
- ユリアナ・ケプケ
- Reading
- ゆりあな・けぷけ
- Born
- October 10, 1954 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Horse
- Origin
- Lima, Lima Department, Peru
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- zoologist / librarian / writer / biologist / mammalogist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Kiel University
Awards & achievements
- 2021 Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Juliane Koepcke born?
Born October 10, 1954 (age 71).
Where is Juliane Koepcke from?
Juliane Koepcke is from Lima, Lima Department, Peru.
What does Juliane Koepcke do?
Juliane Koepcke works as zoologist, librarian, writer, biologist, mammalogist.
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-16
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.