Ludwig Späth

Ludwig Späth (1793–1883) was a German botanist and nurseryman.^[1] He was father of Franz Ludwig Späth.^[2] The Common Lilac cultivar 'Andenken an Ludwig Späth' (French: 'Souvenir de Louis Spaeth') is named in his honour.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Stätten biologischer Forschung Christiane Groeben, Joachim Kaasch, Michael Kaasch - 2005 "... Garteninspektor Carl David Bouche (1809–1881), Stadtgärtner L. Huot und »Kunstgärtner« Ludwig Späth (1793–1883), "
^ Kew bulletin: Volume 22 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - 1908 "There are few firms of nurserymen which can boast of as long and successful a career as that which has its present head in Mr. [Franz] Ludwig Spath, of Baumschulenweg near Berlin. The founder of the firm, Christoph Spath, was born in 1696, ..."
^ Nicola Ferguson Right Plant, Right Place: Over 1400 Plants For Every Situation Page 96 2005 "Sv “Andenken an Ludwig Späth” (syn. “Souvenir de Louis Spaeth”) is a single-flowered variety of deep purplish red coloring."
^ Gardeners' chronicle, horticultural trade journal: Volume 155 1964 "The changing of the name from 'Andenken an Ludwig Spath' to 'Souvenir de Louis Spath' may also be attributed to the French, who translated the original full name into French: Ludwig to Louis, when it was first introduced into France."

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[1] Stätten biologischer Forschung Christiane Groeben, Joachim Kaasch, Michael Kaasch - 2005 "... Garteninspektor Carl David Bouche (1809–1881), Stadtgärtner L. Huot und »Kunstgärtner« Ludwig Späth (1793–1883), "

[2] Kew bulletin: Volume 22 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - 1908 "There are few firms of nurserymen which can boast of as long and successful a career as that which has its present head in Mr. [Franz] Ludwig Spath, of Baumschulenweg near Berlin. The founder of the firm, Christoph Spath, was born in 1696, ..."

[3] Nicola Ferguson Right Plant, Right Place: Over 1400 Plants For Every Situation Page 96 2005 "Sv “Andenken an Ludwig Späth” (syn. “Souvenir de Louis Spaeth”) is a single-flowered variety of deep purplish red coloring."

[4] Gardeners' chronicle, horticultural trade journal: Volume 155 1964 "The changing of the name from 'Andenken an Ludwig Spath' to 'Souvenir de Louis Spath' may also be attributed to the French, who translated the original full name into French: Ludwig to Louis, when it was first introduced into France."

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