L. L. Langstroth
Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth (December 25, 1810 – October 6, 1895) 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. Although not his own discovery, the use of this principle allowed for the use of frames that the bees leave separate and this allowed the use of rectangular frames within the design of what is now called the Langstroth hive.
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| Born | Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth December 25, 1810 |
| Died | October 6, 1895 (aged 84) Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University (1831) |
| Occupation(s) | 5th Pastor of the South Church, Andover, Massachusetts; Beekeeper |
| Notable work | Inventor of the Langstroth hive Father of American beekeeping |
| Spouse | Anne Tucker (1812–1873) |
| Children | James Langstroth (1837) Anna Langstroth (1840) Harriet A. Langstroth (1847) |
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