Franz Ludwig Späth

Franz Ludwig Späth (25 February 1839 – 2 February 1913), was a German botanist and fifth manager of the Späth nursery from 1863, when his father Ludwig Späth (1793–1883) retired,^[1] until his death, when the nursery passed to his own son Hellmut Ludwig Späth (1885–1945). With his father Ludwig, 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 person as the author when citing a botanical name.^[2]

References

^ Späth, L. (1930). Späth-Buch 1720 - 1930, Self-Verlag, Berlin.
^ International Plant Names Index. Späth.

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[Späth-1] Späth, L. (1930). Späth-Buch 1720 - 1930, Self-Verlag, Berlin.

[2] International Plant Names Index. Späth.

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