Agostino Codazzi | |
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Born | Giovanni Battista Agostino Codazzi Bartolotti July 12, 1793 Lugo, Italy |
Died | February 7, 1859 | (aged 65)
Nationality | Italian, Venezuelan |
Occupation(s) | Explorer, engineer, geographer, cartographer, ethnographer, naturalist, governor, soldier |
Notable work | Atlas Físico y Político de la República de Venezuela (1840) |
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Giovanni Battista Agostino Codazzi (alternatively known in Latin America as Agustín Codazzi; 12 July 1793 – 7 February 1859) was an Italo-Venezuelan soldier, scientist, geographer, cartographer, and governor of Barinas (1846–1847). He made his main investigations and cartographic work in Venezuela and Colombia, thereby creating for both countries a complete set of maps and statistics after the tumultuous years following independence from the Spanish Empire.