Matthew Paris
English monastic and chronicler
Matthew Paris, also known as Matthew of Paris, was an English Benedictine monk, chronicler, artist in illuminated manuscripts, and cartographer who was based at St Albans Abbey in Hertfordshire. Wikipedia
Born: 1200, Hildersham, United Kingdom
Died: 1259 (age 59 years), St Albans, United Kingdom
Notable work: Chronica Majora; Flores Historiarum