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.