Geoffroy (surname)
Geoffroy |
Family name |
Region of origin |
France |
Geoffroy is a surname. Notable persons with that surname include:
- Jean-Nicolas Geoffroy (1633–1694), French harpsichordist and organist
- Étienne François Geoffroy (1672–1731), French apothecary and chemist
- Claude Joseph Geoffroy (1685–1752), French apothecary, chemist and botanist; younger brother of Étienne François Geoffroy
- Claude François Geoffroy (1729–1753), French chemist, discoverer of bismuth
- Étienne Louis Geoffroy (1725–1810), French entomologist
- Julien Louis Geoffroy (1743–1814), French literary critic
- Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772–1844), French naturalist
- Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1805–1861), French zoologist, son of Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire