Leo Africanus

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Leo Africanus was a 16th-century Berber Andalusian diplomat and geographer best known for his detailed descriptions of North and West Africa in his work "Description of Africa."

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Leo Africanus canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomat ⓘ
explorer ⓘ
geographer ⓘ
geographical work ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ
traveller ⓘ
writer ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Johannes Leo de Medicis ⓘ
Yuhanna al-Asad ⓘ
al-Hasan al-Wazzan al-Fasi ⓘ
al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan ⓘ
associatedWith House of Medici ⓘ
author Leo Africanus ⓘ
baptismName Johannes Leo ⓘ
baptizedBy Pope Leo X ⓘ
birthDate c. 1494 ⓘ
birthName al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan al-Fasi ⓘ
birthPlace Emirate of Granada ⓘ
linked to: Taifa of Granada

Granada ⓘ
capturedBy Christian pirates ⓘ
capturedDuring voyage from North Africa ⓘ
century 16th century ⓘ
citizenship Granada ⓘ
culture Andalusian ⓘ
deathDate c. 1550s ⓘ
c. 1554 ⓘ
ethnicity Berber ⓘ
linked to: Berbers
fieldOfWork ethnography ⓘ
geography ⓘ
history of Africa ⓘ
influenced European knowledge of Africa ⓘ
knownFor Description of Africa ⓘ
linked to: Africa

detailed descriptions of North Africa ⓘ
detailed descriptions of West Africa ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Italian ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
nationality Andalusian ⓘ
notableWork Description of Africa ⓘ
linked to: Africa
occupation diplomat ⓘ
geographer ⓘ
traveller ⓘ
writer ⓘ
patron Pope Leo X ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
residence Rome ⓘ
subject North Africa ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ
takenTo Rome ⓘ

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Description of Africa → author → Leo Africanus ⓘ
subject linked to: Leo Africanus
Amin Maalouf → notableWork → Leo Africanus ⓘ
subject linked to: Maalouf
Amin Maalouf → notableWork → Leo Africanus ⓘ