▁François ▁Alfred ▁Martin ▁van ▁Mi ë le ▁( 1 2 ▁October ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁– ▁ 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 6 ), ▁better ▁known ▁by ▁his ▁pseud onym ▁Martin ▁van ▁Ma ë le , ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁illustr ator ▁of ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁literature . ▁He ▁is ▁ren owned ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁er otic ▁literature . ▁ ▁Family ▁relationships ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁commune ▁of ▁Bou log ne ▁sur ▁Seine , ▁once ▁an ▁important ▁industrial ▁town , ▁near ▁Paris , ▁France , ▁to ▁F lem ish ▁mother ▁Virgin ie ▁Math ilde ▁Jean ne ▁van ▁Ma ë le ▁and ▁French ▁father ▁Louis ▁Alfred ▁Martin ▁( him self ▁an ▁eng ra ver ▁and ▁later ▁a ▁teacher ▁at ▁the ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁school ▁in ▁Gene va ). ▁His ▁pseud onym , ▁Martin ▁van ▁Ma ë le , ▁is ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁ma iden ▁name ▁and ▁his ▁father ' s ▁surname . ▁He ▁also ▁sometimes ▁used ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁A . ▁Van ▁Tro iz em . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁Marie ▁Fran ço ise ▁Gen et ; ▁the ▁couple ▁had ▁no ▁children . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁aged ▁ 6 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁inter red ▁in ▁the ▁c emetery ▁of ▁Var ennes - J ar cy . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁He ▁worked ▁at ▁Br uss els ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Paris , ▁and ▁his ▁best ▁known ▁work ▁– ▁consisting ▁among ▁other