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John Mandeville

1300 - 1372

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The Travels of Sir John Mandeville, commonly known as Mandeville's Travels, is a book written between 1357 and 1371 that purports to be the travelogue of an Englishman named Sir John Mandeville across the Near East as far as India and China. The earliest-surviving text is in French, followed by translations into many other languages; the work acquired extraordinary popularity. Despite the extremely unreliable and often fantastical nature of the travels it describes, it was used as a work of reference: Christopher Columbus, for example, was heavily influenced by both this work and Marco Polo's earlier Travels. According to the book, John de Mandeville crossed the sea in 1332. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Mandeville is the 1,603rd most popular writer (up from 2,526th in 2019), the 1,450th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,864th in 2019) and the 157th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, John Mandeville ranks 1,603 out of 7,302. Before him are Mary Berry, Vicki Baum, Konstantin Simonov, A. B. Yehoshua, Don DeLillo, and Mustafa Balel. After him are Christian Morgenstern, Eliza Orzeszkowa, Charles Paul de Kock, Sheridan Le Fanu, Catherine of Bologna, and Johann Jakob Bodmer.

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Among people born in 1300, John Mandeville ranks 22. Before him are Guy de Chauliac, Guillaume de Beaujeu, Masamune, Toqta, Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria, and Martin of Opava. After him are Kayqubad III, Kaykaus II, Sati Beg, Philotheus I of Constantinople, Maria Palaiologina, and Liubartas. Among people deceased in 1372, John Mandeville ranks 2. Before him is Shi Nai'an. After him are Isabella, Countess of Vertus, John II, Marquis of Montferrat, and Rudolf VI, Margrave of Baden.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Mandeville ranks 1,450 out of 8,785. Before him are Joseph Needham (1900), John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun (1860), Caroline Graham (1931), Mary Berry (1935), Albert Pierrepoint (1905), and Stephen Harding (1059). After him are Jim Brown (1908), William Sturgeon (1783), Mick Jones (1944), Matt Smith (1982), David Hartley (1705), and Constance Lloyd (1858).

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Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Mandeville ranks 157. Before him are Lord Alfred Douglas (1870), Neil Gaiman (1960), Thomas Chatterton (1752), Joseph Needham (1900), Caroline Graham (1931), and Mary Berry (1935). After him are Constance Lloyd (1858), Michael Moorcock (1939), John Gay (1685), Malcolm Lowry (1909), Vita Sackville-West (1892), and Karen Armstrong (1944).

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