Famous People with Name Martius

Carl Friedrich Philipp Von Martius            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Carl Friedrich Philipp Von Martius: was a German botanist and explorer.Martius was born at Erlangen, where he graduated M.D. in 1814, publishing as his thesis a critical catalogue of plants in the botanic garden of the university. He afterwards devoted himself to botanical study, and in 1817 he and Johann Baptist von Spix were sent to Brazil by the king of Bavaria. They travelled from Rio de Janeiro through several of the southern and eastern provinces of Brazil, and ascended the Amazon River to Tabatinga, as well as some of its larger affluents.

Hedwig Conrad-Martius            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Hedwig Conrad-Martius: was a German phenomenologist who became a Christian mystic. She initially considered a literary career, but later became interested in philosophy. This started at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. She also studied at Göttingen. She became known

Anastasia Vasilyevna Martiusheva            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Anastasia Vasilyevna Martiusheva: is a Russian pair skater.