Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen was a German traveller, geographer, and scientist. He traveled or studied in the Alps of Tyrol and the Carpathians in Transylvania. In 1860, he joined the Eulenburg Expedition, a Prussian expedition which visited Ceylon, Japan, Taiwan, Celebes, Java, the Philippines, Siam, Burma between 1860 and 1862. From 1862 to 1868 he worked as a geologist in the United States discovering Goldfields in California. This was followed by several more trips of China, Japan, Burma, and Java. He published his geographical, geological, economic, and ethnological findings in three volumes with an atlas. In China he located the dried-up lake bed of Lopnur. 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.... More • http://en.wikipedia. ... Richthofen View • Books • Images • Videos • Search Related • Explorers • Geographers • Scientists • 1860s • 1870s • 1880s • Asia • Central Asia • Exploration • Geography • Germany • Industrial Revolution • May 05 • Silk Road • Taurus • People