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Date of Birth
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05-May-1833
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Place of Birth
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Pokój, Opole Voivodeship
(Opole Voivodeship, Namysłów County, Gmina Pokój)
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Nationality
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Germany
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Also know as
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Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen, Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen, Baron von Richthofen, Ferdinand von Richtofen
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Profession
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Scientist, Traveller, Geographer
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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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