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.

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instanceOf botanist
human
naturalist
physician
taxonomist
university teacher
zoologist
academicDegree Doctor of Medicine
alsoKnownAs Carl Linnaeus
surface form: Carl Linné

Carl Linnaeus
surface form: Carl von Linné

Carl Linnaeus
surface form: Carolus Linnaeus
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
surface form: Uppsala, Sweden
developed binomial nomenclature system
hierarchical classification of organisms
educatedAt Lund University
Uppsala University
employer Uppsala University
era 18th century
fieldOfWork botany
medicine
taxonomy
zoology
fullName Carl Linnaeus self-link
gender male
hasWork Critica Botanica
Genera Plantarum
Critica Botanica
surface form: Philosophia Botanica

Species Plantarum
Systema Naturae
influenced Charles Darwin
modern biological classification
knownFor Genera Plantarum
Species Plantarum
Systema Naturae
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Swedish
memberOf Académie des Sciences
surface form: French Academy of Sciences

Royal Society
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
nobleTitle Carl Linnaeus self-linksurface differs
surface form: von Linné
notableFor developing binomial nomenclature
founding modern biological taxonomy
positionHeld Professor of Botany at Uppsala University
Professor of Medicine at Uppsala University
Rector of Uppsala University
religion Lutheranism
workLocation Uppsala

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Systema Naturae author Carl Linnaeus
Genera Plantarum author Carl Linnaeus
Cyathea firstDescribedBy Carl Linnaeus
Species Plantarum author Carl Linnaeus
Capreolus capreolus describedBy Carl Linnaeus
Eurasian sparrowhawk describedBy Carl Linnaeus
Critica Botanica author Carl Linnaeus
Critica Botanica hasAuthor Carl Linnaeus
Colinus virginianus namedBy Carl Linnaeus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis describedBy Carl Linnaeus
Crested bobwhite describedBy Carl Linnaeus
this entity surface form: Linnaeus
Crataegus describedBy Carl Linnaeus
Potentilla describedBy Carl Linnaeus
Beta vulgaris describedBy Carl Linnaeus
Rubus describedBy Carl Linnaeus
Alchemilla describedBy Carl Linnaeus
Lupinus angustifolius authority Carl Linnaeus
this entity surface form: Linnaeus
Lupinus angustifolius describedBy Carl Linnaeus
Sugar maple describedBy Carl Linnaeus
Colinus cristatus describedBy Carl Linnaeus
this entity surface form: Linnaeus
sooty tern describedBy Carl Linnaeus
this entity surface form: Linnaeus
Linnean Medal namedAfter Carl Linnaeus
Forsskaolea nomenclaturalAuthority Carl Linnaeus
Gadus aeglefinus describedBy Carl Linnaeus
Atlantic puffin describedBy Carl Linnaeus
Sargassum natans authority Carl Linnaeus
this entity surface form: (Linnaeus) Gaillon
Broussonetia firstDescribedBy Carl Linnaeus
Artocarpus describedBy Carl Linnaeus
Dorstenia describedBy Carl Linnaeus
Northern cardinal firstDescribedBy Carl Linnaeus
Bornean orangutan describedBy Carl Linnaeus
proboscis monkey firstDescribedBy Carl Linnaeus
scarlet ibis describedBy Carl Linnaeus
Pierre André Latreille influencedBy Carl Linnaeus
Linnean Society of London namedAfter Carl Linnaeus
Formica rufa describedBy Carl Linnaeus
Lasius niger describedBy Carl Linnaeus
Bison bison describedBy Carl Linnaeus
Oryx gazella describedBy Carl Linnaeus
Hippophae describedBy Carl Linnaeus
Papaver describedBy Carl Linnaeus
Camellia describedBy Carl Linnaeus
Branta describedBy Carl Linnaeus
Branta namedBy Carl Linnaeus
Urera describedBy Carl Linnaeus
Puma concolor authority Carl Linnaeus
University of Harderwijk educated Carl Linnaeus