Martin Martens

Martin Martens (December 8, 1797 - February 8, 1863) was a Belgian botanist who was born in Maastricht, Netherlands.

Martens was a professor of chemistry and botany at the Catholic University of Louvain who specialized in the study and classification of Pteridophyta (ferns). With Henri Guillaume Galeotti (1814-1858) he published an important treatise on ferns of Mexico titled Memoire sur les Fougères du Mexique, et considérations sur la géographie botanique de cette contrée.

References

  1. ^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.