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14 hours ago · Carl Linnaeus published a basic taxonomy for the natural world in 1735, and in the 1750s introduced scientific names for all his species. [21] Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon , treated species as artificial categories and living forms as malleable—even suggesting the possibility of common descent .
14 hours ago · The scientific name Felis catus was proposed by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 for a domestic cat. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Felis catus domesticus was proposed by Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben in 1777. [ 3 ] Felis daemon proposed by Konstantin Satunin in 1904 was a black cat from the Transcaucasus , later identified as a domestic cat.
14 hours ago · Falco buteo Linnaeus, 1758. The common buzzard (Buteo buteo) [2] is a medium-to-large bird of prey which has a large range. It is a member of the genus Buteo [2] in the family Accipitridae. [2] The species lives in most of Europe and extends its breeding range across much of the Palearctic as far as northwestern China (Tian Shan), far western ...
14 hours ago · Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche[ii] (15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German classical scholar, philosopher, and critic of culture, who became one of the most influential of all modern thinkers. [14] He began his career as a classical philologist before turning to philosophy. He became the youngest person to hold the Chair of Classical ...
14 hours ago · Deng Xiaoping (Chinese: 邓小平[a]; 22 August 1904 – 19 February 1997) was a Chinese revolutionary and statesman. He served as the paramount leader of People's Republic of China (PRC) from 1978 to 1989. After the death of Mao Zedong in 1976, Deng rose to power and led China through a period of Reform and Opening Up that transformed China's ...
14 hours ago · Muhammad[ a ] (/ moʊˈhɑːməd /; Arabic: مُحَمَّد, romanized:Muḥammad [mʊˈħæm.mæd] "praiseworthy"; c. 570 – 8 June 632 CE) [ b ] was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. [ c ] According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic ...
14 hours ago · Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre in Beijing, 1955. Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (/ ˈ s ɑːr t r ə /, US also / ˈ s ɑːr t /; [5] French:; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic, considered a leading figure in 20th-century French philosophy and Marxism.
