Antoine Frédéric Spring
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Antoine Frédéric Spring was a German-born, Belgian physician and botanist.
Trained as a physician, he was a professor of physiology
and pathology
at the University of Liège
. As a botanist he specialized in research of Lycopodiaceae
(clubmosses) and Selaginellaceae (spikemosses). His personal herbarium
is now kept at the herbarium of the University of Liège.
Trained as a physician, he was a professor of physiology
Physiology
Physiology is the science of the function of living systems. This includes how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and bio-molecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system. The highest honor awarded in physiology is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or...
and pathology
Pathology
Pathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek , pathos, "feeling, suffering"; and , -logia, "the study of". Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling....
at the University of Liège
University of Liège
The University of Liège , in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, is a major public university in the French Community of Belgium. Its official language is French.-History:...
. As a botanist he specialized in research of Lycopodiaceae
Lycopodiaceae
The Lycopodiaceae is a family of primitive vascular plants, including all of the core clubmosses. These plants bear spores on specialized structures at the apex of a shoot; they resemble a tiny battle club, from which the common name derives...
(clubmosses) and Selaginellaceae (spikemosses). His personal herbarium
Herbarium
In botany, a herbarium – sometimes known by the Anglicized term herbar – is a collection of preserved plant specimens. These specimens may be whole plants or plant parts: these will usually be in a dried form, mounted on a sheet, but depending upon the material may also be kept in...
is now kept at the herbarium of the University of Liège.