Carl Linnaeus
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title:
Carl Linnaeus
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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. Linnaeus was the son of a curate and was born in Råshult, in the countryside of Småland, southern Sweden. He received most of hi
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Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (1707–1778)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus
date created:
2001-11-14T00:43:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T18:50:50Z
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