Ibn Battuta was a Maghrebi Muslim traveller, explorer, and scholar from Tangier, Morocco. Over a 30-year period (1325–1354) he visited much of Africa, Asia, and the Iberian Peninsula. Near the end of his life, Ibn Battuta dictated an account of his journeys, titled A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling, commonly known as The Rihla. March 3, 1304 – 1377; died at about 72. Alive at the same time as Dante Alighieri, William of Ockham, Giotto, Bayezid I, and Ibn Taymiyyah. Wiki link