Ferdinand von Richthofen
Also known as Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen, Ferdinand Paul Wilhelm Dieprand Richthofen, Baron von Richthofen, F. Freiherr von Richthofen, F. von Richthofen, Ferdinand Paul Wilhelm Freiherr von Richthofen, F. P. W. von Richthofen
German traveller, geographer and scientist (1833-1905)
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Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen (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.
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1833 births1905 deathsAcademic staff of Leipzig UniversityAcademic staff of the Humboldt University of BerlinAcademic staff of the University of BonnBurials at Stahnsdorf South-Western CemeteryForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesForeign members of the Royal SocietyGerman baronsGerman expatriates in ChinaGerman geographers