Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905).

Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen (en: Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen), (1833-1905) was a German traveller, geographer and scientist. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (443x630, 197 KB)Ferdinand Baron von Richthofen. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (443x630, 197 KB)Ferdinand Baron von Richthofen. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A traveller (American English traveler) is a person or an object travelling between two or more locations. ... A geographer is a crazy psycho whose area of study is geocrap, the pseudoscientific study of Earths physical environment and human habitat and the study of boring students to death. ... The physicist Albert Einstein is probably historys most widely recognized scientist. ...

He travelled or studied in Tirol, Transylvania, much of Asia (where he visited Ceylon, Japan, Taiwan, the Celebes, Java, the Philippines, Siam, Burma between 1860 and 1862), and California (where he stayed between 1863 and 1868, his geological investigations resulting in the discovery of goldfields). From 1868 to 1872 he made seven expeditions to China, where, among other achievements, he located the dried-up lake bed of Lopnur. Tyrol (Tirol in German) is a federal state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... Map of Sulawesi pictures by Julianto Halim Sulawesi (or Celebes) is a large Indonesian island. ... Java (Indonesian, Javanese, and Sundanese: Jawa) is an island of Indonesia, and the site of its capital city, Jakarta. ... For the country formerly called Siam see Thailand SIAM is an acronym for Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq. ... Goldfield is the name of two towns in the United States: Goldfield, Iowa Goldfield, Nevada Goldfield is also a common name for the wildflower Penstemon barbatus Goldfield or goldfields may also describe an area where Gold mining occurs. ... Lop Nur (ear-shaped) from space, September 1992 Lop Nur (Lake Lop; alternately Lop Nor, Lo-pu po or Taitema Lake) is a group of small, now seasonal salt lakes and marshes between the Taklamakan and Kuruktag deserts in the southeastern portion of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwestern China...

He was also Professor of Geology at Bonn beginning in 1875. Professor of Geography at the University of Leipzig 1883, and Professor of Geography at the Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin 1886. Among his most famous students was Sven Hedin, the Swedish explorer. He served as President of the German Geographical Society for many years, and founded the Berlin Hydrographical Institute. Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, the earth) and λογος (logos, word, reason)) is the science and study of the Earth, its composition, structure, physical properties, history and the processes that shape it. ... The main building, viewed from the Hofgarten. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The University of Leipzig (Universität Leipzig), located in Leipzig in the Free State and former Kingdom of Saxony, is one of the oldest universities in Europe. ... Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin The Humboldt University of Berlin (German Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) is Berlins oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin (Universität zu Berlin) by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt whose university model has strongly influenced... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Sven Hedin. ...

Ferdinand von Richthofen was an uncle of the World War I flying ace "the Red Baron" Manfred von Richthofen. Combatants Allies: Serbia, Russia, France, Romania, Belgium, British Empire, United States, Italy, and others Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead: 5 million Civilian deaths: 3 million Total of dead: 8 million Military dead: 4 million Civilian deaths: 3 million Total dead: 7 million The First... Portrait of Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron, who brought down 80 Allied aircraft before being shot down and killed on April 21, 1918. ...

The mountain range on the southern edge of the Gansu corridor in western China was named Richthofen Range after him, although the modern name is now Qilian Mountains. Hexi Corridor or Gansu Corridor (Chinese: 河西走廊，, pinyin: hé xī zǒu láng), is located in Gansu province in China and covers an area of about 110,000 km². ... The Qilian mountain range (祁连山) is located in the south of the Gansu province of northern China. ... The Qilian mountain range is located in the south of the Gansu area of western China. ...

Publications

• 1866 - Comstock Lode: Its Character, and the Probable Mode of Its Continuance in Depth
• 1877-1912 - China: The results of My Travels and the Studies Based Thereon (5 vols. and atlas)

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Note regarding personal names: Freiherr is a title equal to the title Baron, not a first or middle name. The female forms are Freifrau and Freiin. Freiherr (German for Free Lord) is a title of lower nobility in Germany, the Baltic states and Austria-Hungary, considered equal to the title Baron. ... Baron is a specific title of nobility or a more generic feudal qualification. ... Freifrau (German for Free Lady) is a title of lower nobility in Germany, and Austria-Hungary, considered equal to the title Baronin. ... Freiherr (German for Free Lord) is a title of lower nobility in Germany, the Baltic states and Austria-Hungary, considered equal to the title Baron. ...