Frédéric Godefroy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frédéric Godefroy

French writer

Date of Birth: 13-Feb-1826

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 30-Sep-1897

Profession: journalist, literary historian, linguist, lexicographer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Frédéric-Eugène Godefroy, (born 13 February 1826 in Paris; died 30 September 1897 in Lestelle-Bétharram) was a French author, notable for his works on the history of the French language, notably compiling a 10-volume Old French dictionary of over 20,000 pages.