The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Henry Giglioli
Also known as Professor Henry Giglioli
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 10
Henry Giglioli is a minor character in The Travels of Marco Polo (Book 1).
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 10
- Books
- 1
Henry Giglioli is a modern Italian scholar and friend of the author, whose correspondence supplied information about Genoese traditions concerning Marco Polo’s imprisonment. His contribution is scholarly and indirect, helping preserve a thread of local memory for the book’s readers. The text does not provide a broader personal history.
Description
Giglioli is identified as a 19th-century Italian professor and scholar, but no details of his face, complexion, hair, eyes, height, or build are given. He can be pictured in conservative academic dress of the period, with a composed and attentive bearing. No distinctive physical marks or accessories are recorded.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
Appearances
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