TIL The uncle of the Red Baron, Ferdinand von Richthofen, was a noted German traveler and geographer who is credited with coining the phrase "Silk Road” (Seidenstraßen) in 1877. He also helped standardized the practices of chorography and chorology.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_von_Richthofen
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