Linnaeus was the son of a curate [5] and was born in Råshult, in the countryside of Småland, southern Sweden. He received most of his higher education at Uppsala University and began giving lectures …

Nov 26, 2025 · 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 …

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).

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 …

Linnaeus’s classification system became the foundation for modern taxonomy. Although scientific knowledge has advanced significantly since his time, and genetic analysis is now used to determine …

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

Linnaeus (1707–1778; ennobled Carl von Linné) is one of the most famous Uppsala University professors ever. In 1735 he published Systema Naturae, an inventory of the three kingdoms of …