Author: Afanasi Nikitin
Born: XV c.
Died: 1472
Bio: Afanasy Nikitin (Russian: Афана́сий Ники́тин) was a Russian] merchant from Tver and one of the first Europeans (after Niccolò de' Conti) to travel to and document his visit to India. He described his trip in a narrative known as The Journey Beyond Three Seas (Russian: Хождение за три моря, Khozhdeniye za tri morya).