Octavie Coudreau

Marie Octavie Coudreau (née Renard; 1867–1938) was a French explorer from Anais, Charente,[1] and author of several books on French Guiana and northern Brazil. In 1899, the Brazilian states of Pará and Amazonas hired Coudreau to explore and chart the Amazon region.[2] Her husband was the French explorer and geographer Henri Coudreau.

  1. ^ Brégowy, Philippe (20 April 2017). "Nouveau nom de rue à Saint-Jean-d'Angély : Octavie Coudreau, "une aventurière"". SudOuest.fr. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  2. ^ Kirstin Olsen (1994). Chronology of Women's History. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 167. ISBN 978-0313288036.