Franz Ludwig Späth

Franz Ludwig Späth (1839–1913), was a German botanist and fifth manager of the Späth nursery from 1863, when his father Ludwig (1793–1883) retired,^[1] until his death, when the nursery passed to his own son Hellmut Ludwig Späth (1885–1945). With his father, Franz was a co-founder of the German Pomologists Association in 1860, and was made an honorary member in 1903.

The standard author abbreviation Späth is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[2]

References

^ Späth, L. (1930). Späth-Buch 1720 - 1930, Self-Verlag, Berlin.
^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.

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Name	Spath, Franz Ludwig
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Date of birth	1838
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Date of death	2 February 1913
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