Carl Linnaeus
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Carl Linnaeus was an 18th-century Swedish naturalist who founded modern biological taxonomy by developing the binomial nomenclature system for naming and classifying organisms.
Aliases (7)
- Linnaeus ×7
- Carl von Linné ×2
- Linnaeus, 1758 ×2
- (Linnaeus) Gaillon ×1
- Carl Linné ×1
- Carolus Linnaeus ×1
- von Linné ×1
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
botanist
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human → naturalist → physician → taxonomist → university teacher → zoologist → |
| academicDegree | Doctor of Medicine → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Carl Linnaeus
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surface form: "Carl Linné"
Carl Linnaeus →
surface form: "Carl von Linné"
Carl Linnaeus →
surface form: "Carolus Linnaeus"
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| awardReceived | Order of the Polar Star → |
| birthDate | 1707-05-23 → |
| birthPlace | Råshult, Småland, Sweden → |
| classifiedAs | founder of modern taxonomy → |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden → |
| deathDate | 1778-01-10 → |
| deathPlace |
Uppsala
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surface form: "Uppsala, Sweden"
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| developed |
binomial nomenclature system
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hierarchical classification of organisms → |
| educatedAt |
Lund University
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Uppsala University → |
| employer | Uppsala University → |
| era | 18th century → |
| fieldOfWork |
botany
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medicine → taxonomy → zoology → |
| fullName | Carl Linnaeus → |
| gender | male → |
| hasWork |
Critica Botanica
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Genera Plantarum → Critica Botanica →
surface form: "Philosophia Botanica"
Species Plantarum → Systema Naturae → |
| influenced |
Charles Darwin
→
modern biological classification → |
| knownFor |
Genera Plantarum
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Species Plantarum → Systema Naturae → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
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Swedish → |
| memberOf |
Académie des Sciences
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surface form: "French Academy of Sciences"
Royal Society → Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences → |
| nobleTitle |
Carl Linnaeus
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surface form: "von Linné"
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| notableFor |
developing binomial nomenclature
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founding modern biological taxonomy → |
| positionHeld |
Professor of Botany at Uppsala University
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Professor of Medicine at Uppsala University → Rector of Uppsala University → |
| religion | Lutheranism → |
| workLocation | Uppsala → |
Referenced by (95)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Carl von Linné"
this entity surface form: "Carolus Linnaeus"
this entity surface form: "Carl Linné"
this entity surface form: "Linnaeus"
this entity surface form: "Linnaeus, 1758"
this entity surface form: "Linnaeus"
this entity surface form: "Linnaeus"
this entity surface form: "(Linnaeus) Gaillon"
this entity surface form: "Linnaeus"
subject surface form: "European starling"
this entity surface form: "Linnaeus, 1758"
subject surface form: "American robin"
subject surface form: "Atlantic cod"
this entity surface form: "Linnaeus"
this entity surface form: "Linnaeus"
this entity surface form: "Linnaeus"
this entity surface form: "Carl von Linné"
this entity surface form: "von Linné"