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Carl Linnaeus
847px-Carl von Linné
Carl von Linné from Wikipedia.

Nationality

Swedish

Birthplace

Råshult in Småland, Sweden

Life Span

1707-1778

Publication Span

1758-1767


Carl Linnaeus (with some variants of this name, such as Carl von Linné amd Carolus Linnæus) was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist born in 23 May 1707. Founder of modern zoology, having created the binominal nomenclature in 1758.

NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS[]

Linnaeus, besides the iconic merit of founding our current hierarchical taxonomy, described a great number of species in all larger life groups. He described 3 species of Opiliones in 2 papers and erected the genus Phalangium.

EXTERNAL RESOURCES[]

Wikipedia article on Carl Linnaeus. [1]

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