1.0Biographical Gallery of Catalan Science and Technologyhttps://scbcientifics.iec.cat/en/lifetimemediahttps://scbcientifics.iec.cat/en/author/lifetimemedia/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="azng8gUAfv"><a href="https://scbcientifics.iec.cat/en/cientifics/marti-franques-antoni/">Martí Franquès, Antoni</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://scbcientifics.iec.cat/en/cientifics/marti-franques-antoni/embed/#?secret=azng8gUAfv" width="600" height="338" title="“Martí Franquès, Antoni” — Biographical Gallery of Catalan Science and Technology" data-secret="azng8gUAfv" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://scbcientifics.iec.cat/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://scbcientifics.iec.cat/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/contentcientifics63.jpg400533Botanist. Son of a noble landowner family in Altafulla, of the ancestral home of Ardenya, he was also known as Martí of Ardenya. Although he studied for two years at the University of Cervera, between 14 and 16 years of age, historians agree that he was an autodidact. Passionate for botany and chemistry, his father's liberalism and the stability of the family's finances allowed him to devote time to his studies.