Martin Martens ( Dutch: Martin Martens [1] ; December 8, 1797 - February 8, 1863 ) - Belgian botanist , professor of chemistry and botany of Dutch origin.
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| Date of Birth | December 8, 1797 |
| Place of Birth | Maastricht , Netherlands |
| Date of death | February 8, 1863 (65 years old) |
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| A country | Netherlands, Belgium |
| Scientific field | botany , chemistry |
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The author of the names of a number of botanical taxa . In the botanical ( binary ) nomenclature, these names are supplemented by the abbreviation “ M. Martens ” . List of such taxa on the IPNI website Personal page on IPNI website |
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Biography
Martin Martens was born in the city of Maastricht on December 8, 1797 .
Martens was a professor of chemistry and botany at Catholic University of Louvain , who specialized in the study and classification of ferns. Together with Henri Guillaume Galeotti (1814-1858), he published a treatise on ferns in Mexico entitled Memoire sur les Fougères du Mexique, et considérations sur la géographie botanique de cette contrée . Martens made a significant contribution to botany by describing many plant species [2] .
Martin Martens died on February 8, 1863 .
Scientific activity
Martin Martens specialized in fern and seed plants [1] .
Some publications
- Flora von Württemberg 1834 .
- Memoire sur les Fougères du Mexique, et considérations sur la géographie botanique de cette contrée (with Henri Guillaume Galeotti).
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 International Plant Names Index: Martin Martens (1797–1863)
- ↑ See the link in the card “Systematic wildlife”.