Carl Linnaeus biography at QuotationFun

A Short Biography of Carl Linnaeus

Author Name:

Carl Linnaeus

Born As:

Carl Nilsson Linnæus

Other Names:

Carolus Linnaeus

Born:

23 May 1707

Died:

1778




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Botanist, Physician and Zoologist                          
                          
Mother Christina Brodersonia
Father Nils Ingemarsson Linnaeus                          
Created the modern Scientific Taxonomyt System of using two names - genus species.                          
Carl's father was the first in his ancestry to adopt a permanent surname. Before that, ancestors had used the patronymic naming system of Scandinavian countries.