Jean Godin des Odonais [SEP] place of death
Jean Godin des Odonais
Jean Godin des Odonais (5 July 1713 Saint-Amand-Montrond, France - 1 March 1792 Paris) was a French cartographer and naturalist.
Biography.
Godin des Odonais had joined the world's first geodesy expedition to the equator, led by Charles Marie de La Condamine. He had been recommended to La Condamine by the expedition's chief astronomer, his cousin Louis Godin. To be distinguished from his relative, Jean added to his surname that of his mother, Odonais.
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in London, UK. In 2000 he wrote "The Weather: The Truth About The Health Of Our Planet" and in 2003 wrote "The Lost Lady of the Amazon: The Story of Isabela Godin and Her Epic Journey", detailing the experiences of Jean Godin des Odonais. "The Old Man and the Sea: A True Story of Crossing the Atlantic by Raft" was published posthumously in 2015.
Death.
Smith died from acute respiratory failure on 7 July 2014, in Oxford, England, aged 88