Eduard von Martens
1831–1904
German zoologist. Studied medicine and natural history at the University of Tübingen, 1849–52. Travelled to Berlin to study zoology and botany. Research assistant at the zoological museum, Berlin, 1856–9; curator, 1859. Accompanied the Prussian expedition to East Asia, 1860; travelled independently in Sumatra, Java, Celebes, Timor, Borneo, and the Moluccas, 1862–4. Director of the museum of natural history, Berlin, 1883–7. Lecturer in zoology, Berlin, 1873; associate professor, 1874; director, department of zoology, 1887.
Sources
DBE
NDB.
Bibliography
DBE: Deutsche biographische Enzyklopädie. Edited by Walter Killy et al. 12 vols. in 14. Munich: K. G. Saur. 1995–2000.
NDB: Neue deutsche Biographie. Under the auspices of the Historical Commission of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. 27 vols. (A–Wettiner) to date. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. 1953–.
