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Freiherr von und zu Richard Eisenstein
1837–1913
An Austrian military officer turned world traveler, he wrote vivid travel accounts that carried 19th-century readers from India and China to Japan and beyond. His work blends curiosity, adventure, and the perspective of a soldier seeing the wider world.
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Reise über Indien und China nach Japan. Tagebuch mit Erfahrungen, um zu überseeischen Reisen und Unternehmungen anzuregen.
by Freiherr von und zu Richard Eisenstein
About the author
Born in 1837 and dying in 1913, Richard Freiherr von und zu Eisenstein is identified in library and authority records as an author, and German reference material also describes him as a k.u.k. Feldmarschallleutnant, world traveler, and writer of travel narratives.
He is best remembered for travel writing, including Reise über Indien und China nach Japan, a 19th-century journey narrative that follows his route through Asia. Sources connected with his work present it as a firsthand travel diary, which helps explain the practical, observant tone associated with his writing.
Reliable sources available here give only a compact sketch of his life, but they consistently place him among aristocratic Austrian military figures who also published accounts of long-distance travel. No suitable verified portrait image was confirmed from the pages reviewed, so none is included here.