“If I only knew how many teeth and of what kind every animal had, how many teats and where they were placed, I should perhaps be able to work out a perfectly natural system for the arrangement of all quadrupeds.”
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Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus, also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné, was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy". Many of his writings were in Latin; his name is rendered in Latin as Carolus Linnæus and, after his 1761 ennoblement, as Carolus a Linné.
science · Swedish biologist and physician (1707–1778) · botanist · physician · autobiographer · biologist · mycologist · pteridologist · bryologist · zoologist · entomologist · ornithologist · also Carl Linnaeus, Carl Nilsson Linnæus, Carl von Linné, Carolus a Linné, Carolus Linnæus, Linnaeus
Born 23 May 1707 · Died 10 January 1778 · Q1043
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The Rakyat Post: Carl Linnaeus
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Time Out: Explore the historical estate of renowned botanist Carl Linnaeus at this new Flower Dome exhibition
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The New Indian Express: Carl Linnaeus. Names in Nature
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Phys.org: Carl Linnaeus's household laid the foundation for his scientific work
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Forbes: How Biology Pioneer Carl Linnaeus Once Tried To Classify Minerals
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Gizmodo: Carl Linnaeus Debunked A Rumored Hydra Corpse
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Phys.org: Carl Linnaeus invented the index card
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Called this the "most important sign of Linnaeus's genius"
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Career landmark: Participated in Expedition to Lapland (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in Linnaeus trip to Öland and Gotland (tournament / event).
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Linnaeus described himself as unargumentative, sensitive, quick, and uninterested in his personal appearance
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Died 1778-01-10.
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“Human beings, having, above all creatures, received the power of reason... need to be aware where nature is unaware. Nature reaches its culmination in humans, but human consciousness has not its essence in itself or nature.”
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Awarded Knight of the Order of the Polar Star (1753).
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Studied at University of Harderwijk, Doctor of Medicine (1735–1735).
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Studied at Uppsala University (1728).
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Studied at Lund University (1727).
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Born 1707-05-23.
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