George Matthias von Martens (12 June 1788,

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– 24 February 1872, Stuttgart) was a German lawyer, botanist and phycologist. He was the father of

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(1831-1904). He studied law at the

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, where he also attended lectures by naturalist Carl Friedrich Kielmeyer and

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. From 1818 to 1821 he worked in

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, afterwards being based in Stuttgart, where in 1829 he became an official interpreter for Italian, Spanish and Portuguese at the Ministry of Justice and the Interior. From 1836 onward, he held the title of councilor.de.Wikisource
@ Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie As a botanist, he collected specimens from southern Germany,

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and northern Italy. In 1832, with

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, he conducted botanical investigations in southeastern

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. His European collections subsequently became part of the "Naturaliencabinet" in Stuttgart. He is also known for his studies of freshwater and marine algae, especially species native to eastern Asia. In 1862 he received an honorary degree in sciences from the University of Tübingen.BHL
Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications In 1841, the red algae genus '' Martensia'' (family

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) was named in his honor by Constantin Hering.

Selected works

* ''Reise nach Venedig'', 1824 – Journey to Venice. * ''Flora von Würtemberg'' (with Gustav Schübler), 1834 – Flora of Würtemberg. * ''Flora von Württemberg und Hohenzollern'', (with Carl Albert Kemmler 1813–1888), 1865 – Flora of Württemberg and Hohenzollern. * ''Die Preussiche expedition nach Ost-Asien 860-1862Nach amtlichen quellen'', (with Eduard von Martens and Albert Berg) 1864–1873 – The Prussian expedition to East Asia (1860–62) according to official sources. * ''Die Preussische expedition nach Ost-Asien : nach amtlichen quellen. Botanischer Theil. Die Tange'', 1866 – The Prussian expedition to East Asia, according to official sources. Botanical part: seaweed. * "Notes on Some Japanese Algae", 1870 (with Sulpiz Kurz, published in English). * "Algae Brasilienses circa Rio de Janeiro a clar. A. Glaziou", 1871.WorldCat Search
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