Godefroy, a surname of Old French origin, and originally a given name, cognate with Geoffrey/Geoffroy/Jeffrey/Jeffries, Godfrey, Gottfried, etc. Godefroy may refer to:

People

Given name

Godefroi, Comte d'Estrades Godefroi, Comte d'Estrades (1607 – February 26, 1686) was a French diplomat and marshal. Biography D'Estrades was born in Agen. He was the son of Francois d'Estrades (died 1653), a partisan of Henry IV, and brother of , Bishop of Condom. He ...

(1607–1686), French diplomat and marshal *

Godefroy de Blonay Godefroy Jean Henri Louis de Blonay (25 July 1869, Niederschöntal, Switzerland – 14 February 1937, Biskra, French Algeria) was an important early member of the International Olympic Committee. Career From 1899 he was the first Swiss member ...

(1869–1937), a member of the International Olympic Committee and one of the founders and first president of the Swiss Olympic Association *

Godefroy Calès Jean Marie Noël Godefroy Calès () was a French physician and politician. He was born on 21 March 1799 in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis) and died on 25 July 1868 in Villefranche-de-Lauragais (Haute-Garonne). ...

(1799–1868), French physician and politician * Godefroy

De Forçant De Forçant (also spelled de Forsans or de Forçanz, died 1809) full name Godefroy de Forçanz, was a French Navy officer and an adventurer who went into the service of Nguyễn Ánh, the future emperor Gia Long of Nguyễn dynasty, Vietnam. De F ...

(died 1809), French Navy officer and adventurer *

Godefroy Durand Godefroy Durand (1832, Düsseldorf – 27 September 1896, Paris) was a German-born French illustrator and draughtsman, who worked in both France and Great Britain. Life Durand was born in Düsseldorf to French parents. He trained in Paris un ...

(1832–1896), German-born French illustrator and draughtsman *

Godefroy Engelmann Godefroy Engelmann (August 17, 1788 – April 25, 1839) was a Franco-German lithographer and chromolithographer. Biography Godefroy Engelmann was born in 1788 in Mühlhausen, a small town near the France/Switzerland/Germany border. At the time o ...

(1788–1839), Franco-German lithographer and chromolithographer *

Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duchy of Bouillon, Duke of Bouillon (21 June 1636 – 26 July 1721) was a French nobleman and member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne, one of the most important families in France at the time. He marri ...

(1636–1721) *

Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne (Godefroy Charles Henri; 26 January 1728, Paris – 3 December 1792) was a member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne, the Sovereign Dukes of Bouillon. He was subsequently the penultimate Duke of Bouillon succee ...

(1728–1792), Duke of Bouillon *

Godefroy Vujicic Godefroy Vujicic (born 1975 in Paris) is a French contemporary classical cellist. Biography Born into a family of musicians (his father, Jezdimir Vujicic, was a violinist of Serbian origin, Godefroy Vujicic successively obtained two first prizes ...

(born 1975), French classical cellist *

Godefroy Wendelin Godfried Wendelen or Govaert Wendelen, Latinized Godefridus Wendelinus, or sometimes Vendelinus and in French-language sources referred to as Godefroy Wendelin (6 June 1580 – 24 October 1667) was an astronomer and Catholic priest from Lièg ...

(1580–1667), astronomer from the County of Loon (now in Belgium) *

Godefroy Zumoffen Reverend Father Godefroy Zumoffen (1848 in France – 1928) was a French Jesuit archaeologist and geologist notable for his work on prehistory in Lebanon. He is known particularly for pioneering Lebanese archaeology, and for discovering severa ...

(1848–1928), French Jesuit archaeologist and geologist

Surname

Andrew Godefroy Andrew Godefroy CD, M.A., Ph.D. is a Canadian strategic analyst and science and technology historian. Scholarship Andrew Godefroy was born in Montreal, Quebec and attended Concordia University where he studied Canadian military history. His u ...

(born 1972), Canadian strategic analyst and science and technology historian * Charles Godefroy (1888–1958), French aviator noted for flying through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in 1919 *

Denis Godefroy Denis Godefroy (Dionysius Gothofredus; 17 October 1549 – 7 September 1622) was a French jurist, a member of the noted Godefroy family. He worked in France and Germany. Biography He was born in Paris, the son of Léon Godefroy, lord of Gu ...

(1549–1622), French jurist *

Eliza Anderson Godefroy Eliza Anderson Godefroy (pen name, Beatrice Ironside) is believed to be the first woman to edit a general-interest magazine in the United States. At age 26, from 1806 to 1807, she served as the founder and editor of a Baltimore publication called '' ...

(1779–1839), believed to be the first woman to edit a general-interest magazine in the United States, wife of Maximilian Godefroy *

Frédéric Godefroy Frédéric-Eugène Godefroy, (13 February 1826, Paris – 30 September 1897, Lestelle-Bétharram) was a French author, notable for his works on the history of the French language, notably compiling a 10-volume Old French Old French (, , ; Mod ...

(1826–1897), French author * Hugh C. Godefroy, World War II flying ace with the Royal Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force - see

List of World War II flying aces Fighter aces in World War II had tremendously varying kill scores, affected as they were by many factors: the pilot's skill level, the performance of the airplane the pilot flew and the planes they flew against, how long they served, their opport ...

Jean-Pierre Godefroy Jean-Pierre Godefroy (born 23 September 1944) is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Manche department. He is a member of the Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. A ...

(born 1944), French politician *

Maximilian Godefroy J. Maximilian M. Godefroy (1765 – ''circa'' 1838) was a French-American architect. Godefroy was born in France and educated as a geographical/civil engineer. During the French Revolution he fought briefly on the Royalist side. Later, as an an ...

(1765–c. 1838), French-American architect *

Thibault Godefroy Thibault Godefroy (born in Bordeaux) is a French bobsleigh, bobsledder.FIBT Profile

(born 1985), French bobsledder *

Godefroy family Godefroy (Gothofredus), a French noble family, which numbered among its members several distinguished jurists and historians. The family claimed descent from Symon Godefroy, who was born at Mons about 1320 and was lord of Sapigneulx near Berry-a ...

, a French noble family

Other

Raymond de Gaufredi Raymond Gaufredi (died 1310), sometimes anglicized as Raymond Godefroy, was Minister General of the Franciscan Order from 1289 to 1295. Life Raymond Gaufredi was born in Marseille. A sympathizer with the Franciscan Spirituals, he became Minister Ge ...

(died 1310), sometimes anglicized as Raymond Godefroy, Minister General of the Franciscan Order from 1289 to 1295

Places

La Godefroy La Godefroy () is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 communes of the Manche department of France. The communes cooperate in the following ...

, a commune in the Manche department of France *

Godefroy, Les Cayes, Haiti Godefroy is a village in the Les Cayes commune of the Les Cayes Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on ...

, a village in the Les Cayes municipality *

Godefroy River The Godefroy River (''in French: rivière Godefroy'') is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. This watercourse flows in the town of Bécancour, in Bécancour Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centr ...

, Quebec, Canada