Paul Kosok is credited with being the original serious investigator into the Nazca Lines mystery. His work on the lines started during the 1930s and ended with his death in 1959. He was succeeded by Maria Reiche until her own death in 1998.
Kosok was a professor at Long Island University and taught several courses including history of science in the undergraduate school in 1938. He also conducted the Brooklyn Philharmonic in the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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.