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Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné, was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy".
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Jun 24, 2024 · Carolus Linnaeus (born May 23, 1707, Råshult, Småland, Sweden—died January 10, 1778, Uppsala) was a Swedish naturalist and explorer who was the first to frame principles for defining natural genera and species of organisms and to create a uniform system for naming them (binomial nomenclature).
- Staffan Müller-Wille
Carl Linnaeus is famous for his pioneering work in the science of identifying, naming and classifying nature. However, it is also important to recognise his role in the origins of modern scientific racism.
Carl Linnaeus is famous for his pioneering work in the science of identifying, naming and classifying nature. However, it is also important to recognise his role in the origins of modern scientific racism.
Carolus Linnaeus is one of the giants of natural science. He devised the formal two-part naming system we use to classify all lifeforms. A well-known example of his two-part system is the dinosaur Tyrannosaurus rex; another is our own species Homo sapiens.
23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778. The father of modern taxonomy. Swedish botanist Carl (or Carolus) Linnaeus is, by some measures, the most influential person ever to have lived. He is famous for...