Ferdinand

Ferdinand von Richthofen

Ferdinand
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German traveller, geographer and scientist

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Ferdinand von Richthofen
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Physical Geography
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Geography
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According to Wikipedia, Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen , better known in English as 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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