李希霍芬 lǐ xī huò fēn

Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geologist

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Definitions

  1. 1. Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905), German geologist and explorer who published a major foundational study of the geology of China in 1887 and first introduced the term Silk Road sī chóu zhī lù

Characters

Character Meaning
surname Li; plum
to hope; to admire; variant of
suddenly; surname Huo
fragrance; perfume