1. Johan Reinhard was born on December 13,1943 and is an American anthropologist and archaeologist.
16 Facts About Johan Reinhard
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Johan Reinhard is a senior research fellow at The Mountain Institute, a visiting professor at Catholic University, Salta, Argentina, an honorary professor of Catholic University, Arequipa, Peru.
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Johan Reinhard has explored the sacred valleys of the Himalayas and performed underwater archaeology in some of the world's highest lakes.
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Johan Reinhard's investigations have led him to present theories to explain the mystery of the Nazca Lines, pre-Hispanic ceremonial sites built on Andean mountain summits, and the ancient ceremonial centers of Machu Picchu, Chavin, and Tiahuanaco.
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Johan Reinhard began his undergraduate studies at the University of Arizona, before going on to receive his Ph.
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Johan Reinhard has lived more than ten years in the Himalayas, conducting anthropological research primarily in Nepal, but he has undertaken investigations in Tibet, Bhutan, Sikkim, and the Garhwal Himalaya.
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Johan Reinhard first began mountain climbing in 1964 in the Alps and in the mid-1970s in the Himalayas, including participating on the successful 1976 American Everest Expedition and making a first ascent in 1979 of the South Face of Buni Zom in the Hindu Kush.
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Johan Reinhard has investigated traditional religious beliefs and climbed sacred mountains in Greece in 2002, in Bali, Indonesia during 2007, and in Venezuela, Mongolia, and the Holy Land in 2012.
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Johan Reinhard has served as a cinematographer for the BBC, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Scientific Film Institute of Germany, and his research has been featured in several TV documentaries, including National Geographic, BBC, NOVA, PBS, and Discovery.
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Johan Reinhard is an avid photographer and his images have appeared in over a hundred newspapers, books and magazines, including National Geographic, Time, Newsweek, etc.
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Johan Reinhard has lectured on cruise ships traveling in the Caribbean, along the Pacific coast of South America, and to Antarctica, the Galapagos, and Easter Island, and lectured on round-the-world flights for the National Geographic Society.
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Johan Reinhard speaks Spanish, Nepali, and German, and in Nepal he analyzed two unwritten languages: Raji, a Tibeto-Burman language, and Kusunda, a linguistic isolate.
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Johan Reinhard directed teams that recovered four Inca human sacrifices on Ampato in southern Peru, including the Mummy Juanita.
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Johan Reinhard has received several awards for his research in the Andes, including the Rolex Award for Enterprise in 1987, the Puma de Oro in 1992, and the Gold Medal of the city of Arequipa in 1996.
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Johan Reinhard received the prestigious Explorers Medal of the Explorers Club in 2002 for his contributions to the field of exploration.
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Johan Reinhard has over eighty publications and is a member of several organizations, including the American Anthropological Association, the Society for American Archaeology, the Explorers Club, the Institute of Andean Studies, and the Royal Geographical Society.