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Odoric of Pordenone

1286 - 1331

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Odoric of Pordenone (c. 1280–14 January 1331) was a Franciscan friar and missionary explorer from Friuli in northeast Italy. He journeyed through India, Sumatra, Java, and China, where he spent three years in the imperial capital of Khanbaliq (now Beijing). After more than ten years of travel, he returned home and dictated a narrative of his experiences and observations called the Relatio, highlighting various cultural, religious, and social peculiarities he encountered in Asia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Odoric of Pordenone is the 1,298th most popular writer (down from 1,205th in 2019), the 1,429th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,321st in 2019) and the 98th most popular Italian Writer.

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Among writers, Odoric of Pordenone ranks 1,298 out of 7,302. Before him are Michael Jackson, Dositej Obradović, Judah Leon Abravanel, Jean Giono, Hubert Selby Jr., and Yeghishe Charents. After him are Peter Altenberg, Carson McCullers, Reinaldo Arenas, Andrei Platonov, Rudolf Erich Raspe, and Maurice Barrès.

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Among people born in 1286, Odoric of Pordenone ranks 1. After him are Elizabeth Richeza of Poland, George V of Georgia, John III, Duke of Brittany, Ulrich III, Count of Württemberg, and James Douglas, Lord of Douglas. Among people deceased in 1331, Odoric of Pordenone ranks 4. Before him are Bernard Gui, Stefan Dečanski, and Abu'l-Fida. After him is Abu Sa'id Uthman II.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Odoric of Pordenone ranks 1,429 out of 5,161. Before him are Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry (1798), Marco Ferreri (1928), Francesco Durante (1684), Saint Marcella (325), Saint Chrysogonus (250), and Giovanni Ceva (1647). After him are Giovanni Boldini (1842), Ludovico Manin (1725), Giovanni Villani (1276), Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi (1566), Enrico Berlinguer (1922), and Ascanio Sobrero (1812).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Odoric of Pordenone ranks 98. Before him are Vladimir Bartol (1903), Asconius Pedianus (-9), Matteo Bandello (1484), Cornelius Gallus (-69), Vittorio Alfieri (1749), and Giovanni Papini (1881). After him are Quintus Fabius Pictor (-254), Clodia Pulchra (-94), Giovanni Verga (1840), Matteo Maria Boiardo (1441), Boris Pahor (1913), and Ignazio Silone (1900).

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