Gavin Menzies
Rowan Gavin Paton Menzies (14 August 1937 – 12 April 2020) was a British naval officer and author best known for 1421: The Year China Discovered the World. A former Royal Navy submarine lieutenant-commander, he argued controversially that Chinese fleets reached the Americas and circumnavigated the globe in the 15th century; professional historians have widely rejected his claims and characterized his work as pseudohistory. Menzies published several popular books advancing these theories and achieved substantial commercial success and public attention.
Notable Works
['1421: The Year China Discovered the World', '1434: The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance', "The Lost Empire of Atlantis: History's Greatest Mystery Revealed", 'Who Discovered America?: The Untold Story of the Peopling of the Americas']
