Manuel Komroff
Manuel Komroff ( September 7, 1890 , † December 10, 1974 ) was an American writer of plays, novels and screenplays.
The travelogues published by Marco Polo and his contemporaries Wilhelm von Rubruk , Plano Carpini , the Franciscan Odorich von Portenau and Rabbi Benjamin von Tudela are considered standard works . He was married to Odette Komroff, who is the co-author of several of his works and who bequeathed his estate to Columbia University .
Travel reports
- (Ed.) The Travels of Marco Polo. Rev. from Marsden's translation and ed. With introd. London: Cape, (1928). / New ed. New York: Liveright Publishing Corp., [approx. 1930]
- (Ed.) Contemporaries of Marco Polo. New York Liveright Publishing Corporation 1932
- The travel records to the eastern parts of the world of William of Rubruck (1253-1255) [Guilelmus de Ruysbroek: Itinerarium ad partes orientales; engl.]
- The journey of John of Pian de Carpini (1245-1247) [Giovanni Dal Piano Carpini: Libellus historicus; engl]
- The journal of Friar Odoric (1318-1330) [Odorico de Pordenone: Itinerarium ... de mirabilibus orientalium Tartarorum; engl.]
- The oriental travels of Rabbi Benjamin of Tudela (1160–1173) [Binj¯am¯in Ben-J¯on¯a from Tudela: Mass¯a'¯ot., Engl.].
Web links
- Biography (English).
- Manuel Komroff papers from Columbia University
- Manuel Komroff in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Manuel Komroff on Artnet
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Komroff, Manuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 7, 1890 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 10, 1974 |