Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905)


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Name (English): Ferdinand von Richthofen
Short name: Ferdinand von Richthofen
Year of birth: 1833
Year of death: 1905
Short Description: "Baron Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen FRSFor HFRSE BGS (5 May 1833 – 6 October 1905), better known in English as Baron von Richthofen, was a German traveller, geographer, and scientist. He is noted for coining the terms "Seidenstraße" and "Seidenstraßen" = "Silk Road(s)" or "Silk Route(s)" in 1877. He also standardized the practices of chorography and chorology. He was an uncle of the World War I flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, best known as the "Red Baron"." - (en.wikipedia.org 15.10.2019)
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