Famous People with Name Godman

Frederick DuCane Godman            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Frederick DuCane Godman: was an English lepidopterist, entomologist and ornithologist.Godman is best known for co-authoring Biologia Centrali-Americanum (1879-1915) with Osbert Salvin. This was a 52 volume encyclopedia on the natural history of Central America. His other works included The Natural History of the Azores (1870) and a Monograph of the Petrels (1907-10).Godman was the third son of Joseph Godman, of Park Hatch, Surrey, and was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. At Cambridge he became acquainted with Alfred Newton and Salvin. The custom of these ornithological friends to meet and talk over their recent acquisitions led to the foundation of the British Ornithologists' Union (BOU) in November 1857. Godman was Secretary of the BOU from 1870 to 1882 and from 1889 and 1897, and President from 1896.

Janet Godman            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Janet Godman: an English cricketer and former member of the England women's cricket team [1]. She was born in 1966 and played two test matches and seven one day internationals.

Ivars Godmanis            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Ivars Godmanis: is a Latvian politician. He was the first Prime Minister of Latvia after the country became independent from the Soviet Union, and he became a Prime Minister for the second time in December 2007.