GODET, FREDERIC LOUIS Swiss Protest ant theologian, was born at Neuchatel on Oct. 25, 1812. In 1873 he became one of the founders of the free Evangelical Church of Neuchatel, and professor in its theological faculty. He died there on Oct. 29, 1900.
Godet's commentaries are on the Gospel of St. John (a vols., 1863-65 ; 3rd ed., 1881-88; Eng. trans. 1886, etc.) ; St. Luke (a vols., 1871 ; 3rd ed., 1888; Eng. trans. 1875, etc.) ; the Epistle to the Romans (2 vols., 1879-8o ; 2nd ed., 1883-90 ; Eng. trans., 188o, etc.) ; Corinthians (2 vols., 1886-87 ; Eng. trans., 1886, etc.) . His other works include Etudes bibliques (2 vols., 4th ed., 1889; Eng. trans., 1875 f.), and Introduction an Nouveau Testament (1893 f.; Eng. trans., 1894, etc.) ; Lectures in Defence of the Christian Faith (Eng. trans., 4th ed., 1900) .