Ferdinand von Richthofen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ferdinand von Richthofen

German geographer and explorer

Date of Birth: 05-May-1833

Place of Birth: Pokój, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 06-Oct-1905

Profession: scientist, geologist, geographer, university teacher, volcanologist, explorer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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".