Odoric of Pordenone, 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. Wikipedia
Born: 1280, Pordenone, Italy
Died: January 14, 1331 (age 51 years), Udine, Italy
Books: The travels of Friar Odoric