Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné)
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Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) 🇸🇪

Carl von Linné (Known as "Father of Modern Taxonomy & Binomial Nomenclature")
Botanist, Zoologist, Physician, Professor of Medicine at Uppsala University
Born 23 May 1707 🇸🇪 Råshult (Småland), Sweden
Passed Away 10 January 1778 Hammarby (Uppsala), Sweden
Lifespan 70 years old
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"Deus creavit, Linnaeus disposuit. (God created, Linnaeus organized.) If you do not know the names of things, the knowledge of them is lost too."

Archival Overview

Swedish naturalist whose Systema Naturae founded modern biological taxonomy, introducing binomial nomenclature (genus and species, e.g. Homo sapiens) to classify all living organisms.

Biographical Record

Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778), professor of medicine and botany at Uppsala University, embarked on solitary expeditions across the Lapland wilderness to study Arctic flora and fauna. Faced with the bewildering chaos of multi-word Latin descriptions, Linnaeus introduced order to the natural world.

In Systema Naturae (first edition 1735, tenth edition 1758), he formulated binomial nomenclature: naming every species with two words indicating genus and species (e.g., Homo sapiens, Canis lupus). He classified organisms into hierarchical kingdoms, classes, orders, genera, and species, sending his 'apostles' (disciples) on worldwide voyages with Captain Cook and global trading fleets to classify earth's biodiversity.

Key Life Milestones

1735 CE

Publication of the First Edition of 'Systema Naturae'

Introduced his revolutionary classification system grouping plants by sexual reproductive organs.

1758 CE

Publication of 'Systema Naturae' 10th Edition

Standardized binomial nomenclature for the animal kingdom, classifying humans as Homo sapiens among primates.

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Final Resting Place

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Uppsala Cathedral (Tomb of Carl Linnaeus)
Uppsala, Sweden
GPS: 59.8581, 17.6336
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