Galvano Fiamma

Galvano Fiamma (1283–1344) was a Milanese Dominican. He entered the monastery of Sant'Eustorgio, taught theology at Pavia from 1308 to 1313, and later lectured in Milan.

His many chronicles, above all the Chronicon maius, trace Milan's history, and he drew a map of the city. In 1339 Giovanni Visconti made him his chaplain, and he has been called the first Mediterranean writer to describe lands across the Atlantic.