Leo Africanus
Diplomat and author
Johannes Leo Africanus was an Andalusi diplomat and author who is best known for his 1526 book Cosmographia et geographia de Affrica, later published by Giovanni Battista Ramusio as Descrittione dell'Africa in 1550, centered on the geography of... Wikipedia
Born: 1494, Granada, Spain
Died: Tunis, Tunisia
Full name: Joannes Leo Africanus
Education: Mosque and University Kairaouine
Nationality: Moroccan
Notable work: Description of Africa