Carl Linnaeus[a] (23 May 1707 [note 1] – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné, [3][b] was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, …

Jan 6, 2026 · Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist and explorer who was the first to frame principles for defining natural genera and species of organisms and to create a uniform system for naming them …

Who was Linnaeus? Carl Linnaeus is famous for his work in taxonomy: the science of identifying, naming and classifying organisms (plants, animals, bacteria, fungi and more).

Carl Linnaeus, also known as Carl von Linné or Carolus Linnaeus, is often called the Father of Taxonomy. His system for naming, ranking, and classifying organisms is still in wide use today (with …

Jan 18, 2025 · The Swedish naturalist Carl Linné (1707-1778), better known by his Latinized name Carl Linnaeus, and later knighted as Carl von Linné, is the undisputed father of modern taxonomy — the …

Dec 2, 2025 · Carolus Linnaeus, who is usually regarded as the founder of modern taxonomy and whose books are considered the beginning of modern botanical and zoological nomenclature, drew …

Carl Linnaeus was a renowned botanist, physician and zoologist and one of the most in-fluential scientists in history. He attempted to describe the natural world in its entirety and explore the …

His names distinguish him from his father, the pioneering taxonomist Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778). [1] Carl Linnaeus the Younger was enrolled at the University of Uppsala at the age of 9 and was taught …

Linnaeus published many books using his new system of classification and his two most famous books, Species plantarum (1st edition, 1753) and Systema naturae (10th edition, 1758), are still used by …

Linnaeus made important, lasting contributions to biology. However, his work also had social implications beyond that of taxonomic principles.