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L. L. Langstroth
American apiarist and clergyman
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Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth was an American apiarist, clergyman, and teacher, and considered to be the father of American beekeeping. He recognized the concept of bee-space, a minimum distance that bees avoid sealing up. Wikipedia
Born: December 25, 1810, Philadelphia, PA
Died: October 6, 1895 (age 84 years), Dayton, OH
Place of burial: Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, OH
Alma mater: Yale University (1831)
Notable work: Inventor of the Langstroth hive; Father of American beekeeping