John Mandeville was born on 1300[1] in St Albans[2]. He died on November 17, 1372[3], in Liège[4]. He worked as a writer[5]. He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6]
Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[16], Vlastenský slovník historický[17], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], BEIC Digital Library[19], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20], Library of the World's Best Literature[21], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23], The Catholic Encyclopedia[24], New International Encyclopedia[25], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin[27], Old French[28], English[29], French[30]
Name in native language: John Mandeville[32], Jean de Mandeville[33]
Why It Matters
John Mandeville is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]
He has been cited as an influence by Christopher Columbus[35], an explorer[36], 1450–1506[37], of Republic of Genoa[38], specialised in sea shipping[39].
Works attributed to him include The Travels of Sir John Mandeville[40], a literary work[41], founded in 1400[42].
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