Martens (disambiguation)

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People name Martens

• Conrad Martens (1801 - 21 August 1878) was an English born artist active in Australia from 1835.
• Eduard von Martens (sometimes Carl or Karl Eduard von Martens) was a German zoologist.
• Friedrich Fromhold Martens, or Friedrich Fromhold von Martens, also known as Fyodor Fyodorovich Martens (Фёдор Фёдорович Мартенс) in Russian and Frederic Frommhold (de) Martens in French (27 August 1845 - 20 June 1909) was a Russian diplomat and jurist who made important contributions to the science of international law.
• Ludo Martens (born 12th of March 1946) is a Belgian historian noted for his work on francophone Africa and the Soviet Union. He is also the chairman of the Workers' Party of Belgium.
• Maria Martens (born 8 January 1955 in Doetinchem, Gelderland) is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament.
• Maurice Martens (born June 5, 1947) was a Belgian football player who won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1973 while at Racing White.
• Sandy Martens, (born December 23, 1972), is a Belgian football player currently playing for K.A.A. Gent.
• Theodor Martens (August 27, 1822, Wismar, Germany - October 1, 1884, Portici, Italy) was a 19th century German artist.
• Wilfried Martens, (born 19 April 1936), a Flemish (Belgian) politician.

Towns called Martens

• Sint-Martens-Latem is a municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium.
• Sint-Martens-Lierde is a small village which makes up part of the municipality of Lierde in the Belgian province of East Flanders.

Other

• The Martens constitute the genus Martes within the subfamily Mustelinae, in family Mustelidae
• Dr. Martens is a brand of shoe, often known as "Doc Martens", "Docs", or "DM's". They have a characteristic air-cushioned sole, dubbed "Bouncing Soles", developed by Dr. Klaus Maertens (note the different spelling).