François-Nicolas Martinet
French ornithologist
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| Intro | French ornithologist | |
| Places | France | |
| was | Engineer Engraver Naturalist Zoologist Scientist | |
| Work field | Arts Biology Engineering Science Social science | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1739 | |
| Death | 1 January 1800 (aged 61 years) |
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François-Nicolas Martinet (c. 1760 - 1800) was a French engineer, engraver and naturalist.
Martinet engraved the plates for numerous works on natural history, especially ornithology. Notable in particular are those for l'Ornithologia, sive Synopsis methodica of Mathurin Jacques Brisson (1760-63).