Agostino Codazzi
Agostino Codazzi | |
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| Born | Giovanni Battista Agostino Codazzi 12 July 1793 |
| Died | 7 February 1859 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | Italian, Venezuelan |
| Other names | Agustín Codazzi |
| 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 (Italian: [aɡoˈstiːno koˈdattsi]; 12 July 1793 – 7 February 1859), alternatively known in Latin America as Juan Bautista Agustín Codazzi (Latin American Spanish: [aɣusˈtiŋ koˈðasi]), 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 (see Venezuelan War of Independence and Colombian War of Independence).