Friedrich von Martini
Friedrich von Martini (24 March 1833 – 29 January 1897) was a Swiss engineer and inventor, for whom the influential Martini–Henry rifle was named in part.[1][2]
Friedrich von Martini
Von Martini was born in Herkulesbad in the Austrian Empire on 24 March 1833. He died in Frauenfeld, Switzerland, on 29 January 1897.
References
- Meyer 2011.
- Brüderlin 1990.
Sources
- Brüderlin, Hans (1990). "Martini, Friedrich von". Neue Deutsche Biographie. Vol. 16 (online ed.). Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
- Meyer, Bruno (2011). "Martini, Friedrich von". Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz (online ed.). Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences.
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