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Lin·nae·us, Carolus

/liˈnēəs/
- 1. (1707–78), Swedish botanist, founder of modern systematic botany and zoology; Latinized name of Carl von Linné. He devised an authoritative classification system for flowering plants involving binomial Latin names (later superseded by that of Antoine Jussieu), and also a classification method for animals.
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Carl Linnaeus
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Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist
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, t... Wikipedia
- Born: May 23, 1707, Råshult, Sweden
- Died: January 10, 1778, Hammarby , Danmark parish , Sweden
- Spouse: Sara Elisabeth Moræa(m 1739 - 1778)
- Children: Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Elisabeth Christina von Linné
- Parents: Christina Brodersonia, Nils Ingemarsson Linnaeus
- Education: Lund University, Uppsala University, University of Harderwijk
- Founded: Linné family
- Written: Systema Naturae, Species Plantarum, Mantissa Plantarum Altera
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