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Spath may refer to: * Spath, a British village * Leonard Frank Spath (1882–1957), a British paleomalacologist * an abbreviation for the plant ''Spathiphyllum ''Spathiphyllum'' is a genus of about 60 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas and southeastern Asia. Certain species of ''Spathiphyllum'' are commonly known as spath or pea ...'' See also * Späth, a surname, with a list of people of this name {{Disambiguation fr:Spath ...
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Spath
Spath is a small village located north of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England. The village is on the River Tean and is separated from Uttoxeter by the A50 road. History In UK railway history, Spath was on the now disused Churnet Valley Line, owned and operated by North Staffordshire Railway. The village is notable as the site of the first automatic half barrier crossing in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ..., which came into operation on 5 February 1961. The railway closed four years later and the road which crossed it via the automatic crossing is now gated. There is no remaining visible sign of the crossing. Spath was the original home of the Stevensons of Uttoxeter bus company. Notes Villages in Staffordshire Staffordshire Moor ...
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Leonard Frank Spath
Leonard Frank Spath FRS (20 October 1882 – 2 March 1957) was a British geologist specialising in malacology and ammonitology. Spath Creek on Ellesmere Island is named after him, and indirectly the Spathian substage of the Early Triassic epoch. Education Spath gained a Bachelor of Science degree in geology at Birkbeck College in 1912 and obtained employment at the British Museum as an assistant curator in the geology department. He undertook two geology field trips, to Tunisia and Newfoundland, around that time which he used as an opportunity to collect fossils. He later gained a Doctor of Science degree from the University of London and was a lecturer in Geology at Birkbeck, University of London. Awards and honours Spath was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1940, his certificate of election reads: Spath won the prestigious annual scientific Lyell Medal given by the Geological Society of London The Geological Society of London, known commonly as the ...
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Spathiphyllum
''Spathiphyllum'' is a genus of about 60 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas and southeastern Asia. Certain species of ''Spathiphyllum'' are commonly known as spath or peace lilies. They are evergreen herbaceous perennial plants with large leaves long and broad. The flowers are produced in a spadix, surrounded by a long, white, yellowish, or greenish spathe. The plant does not need large amounts of light or water to survive. It is most often grown as a houseplant. However, it can withstand the elements well enough to thrive when planted outdoors in hot and humid situations. Description ''Spathiphyllum'' is a genus of herbaceous evergreen plants with dark green foliage that can reach in height. Rosettes of glossy, dark green leaves emerge directly from a low-lying or underground creeping stem. The leaves are elliptical or lanceolate, long and wide. They are supported on shoots ( petioles) of short ...
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Späth
Spaeth, Spæth, or Späth is a surname, and may refer to: Spaeth * Barbette Spaeth (born ?), American professor and Roman mythology expert *Diana Palmer (author) (born Susan Spaeth, 1946), American romance novelist * George Spaeth (born 1932), American ophthalmologist specializing in glaucoma * Harriet Reynolds Krauth Spaeth (1845–1925), American organist, hymnwriter, translator * Johann Peter Spaeth ('17th century–1701), Austrian theologian; Judaism convert from Christianity * John Duncan Spaeth (1868−1954), American philologist and professor * Matt Spaeth (born 1983), American football player * Merrie Spaeth (born 1948), American actress and public relations/communications consultant * Nicholas Spaeth (1950–2014), American jurist and politician * Ove von Spaeth (born 1938), Danish writer, graphic designer, and independent scholar * Paul Spaeth (born ?), American musician and composer * Sigmund Spaeth 1885–1965), American musicologist, composer, and radio personality * T ...
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