William Charles Linnaeus Martin (1798–1864) was an Englishnaturalist.
Biography
William Charles Linnaeus Martin was the son of William Martin (naturalist) and his wife, Mary.[1] William Martin had published early colour books on the fossils of Derbyshire, and named his son Linnaeus in honour of Carl Linnaeus's interest in the classification of living things.[2]
Martin was the curator of the museum of the Zoological Society of London from 1830 to 1838,[3] when he lost his appointment due to financial cutbacks. He then became a freelance natural history writer, publishing over a thousand articles and books, including A Natural History of Quadrupeds and other Mammiferous Animals (1841),[4]The History of the Dog (1845),[5]The History of the Horse (1845),[6] and Pictorial Museum of Animated Nature (1848-9).[7] Many of Martin's works centred around the study of farm animals, particularly in the years 1847-1858.[8]
Martin died on 15 February 1864 at his home in Kent leaving a widow. He was a fellow of the Linnean Society.[2]
