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Ferdinand von Richthofen
Geographer, Academic
1833 – 1905
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Who was Ferdinand von Richthofen?
Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen was a German traveller, geographer, and scientist. He is noted for coining the terms "Seidenstraße" and "Seidenstraßen" = "Silk Road" or "Silk Route" 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".
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- Born
- May 5, 1833
Pokój, Opole Voivodeship - Also known as
- Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen
- Baron von Richthofen
- Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen
- Ferdinand von Richtofen
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- Wrocław University
- Employment
- University of Leipzig
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- University of Bonn
- Lived in
- Baden-Württemberg
- Died
- Oct 6, 1905
Berlin
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on July 23, 2013
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