Subspace Lattices of Finite Vector Spaces Are 5-generated

Let n ≥ 3. From the description of subdirectly irreducible complemented Arguesian lattices with four generators given by Herrmann, Ringel and Wille it follows that the subspace lattice of an n-dimensional vector space over a finite field is generated by four elements if and only if the field is a prime field. By exhibiting a 5-element generating set we prove that the subspace lattice of an n-dimensional vector space over an arbitrary finite field is generated by five elements.