lǐ xī tè huò fēn
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 絲綢之路|丝绸之路
里
lǐ
li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
希
xī
to hope
特
tè
special
霍
huò
(literary) suddenly
芬
fēn
perfume