François Maret (French: [fʁɑ̃swa maʁɛ]; 1893–1985), also known as Frans van Ermengem or Frans Ermengem, was a Belgian poet, painter and art critic. He was the son of the bacteriologist Émile van Ermengem and the younger brother of the writer Franz Hellens. His date of death has been given variously as 1973, 1982, and 1985.