How to Pronounce Ferdinand von Richthofen
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May 05, 1833 Pokój, Opole Voivodeship, Poland Died on 06 Oct 1905 (aged 72)
German geographer and explorer
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About Ferdinand Von Richthofen
- 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".
