Marco Polo

 
Pronunciation: /ˌmɑːkəʊ ˈpəʊləʊ/
  • (circa 1254-circa 1324), Italian traveller. With his father and uncle he travelled to China and the court of Kublai Khan via central Asia (1271-5). He eventually returned home (1292-5) via Sumatra, India, and Persia.