Carolus Linnaeus
n. (1707-1778) Swedish botanist and naturalist who founded the taxonomical biological system of classification, born under the name Karl Linné | ||||
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Carolus Linnaeus
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1. Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778)
(synonym) Linnaeus, Carl von Linne, Karl Linne
(hypernym) botanist, phytologist, plant scientist
Noun
1. Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778)
(synonym) Linnaeus, Carl von Linne, Karl Linne
(hypernym) botanist, phytologist, plant scientist
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Carolus Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus, Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as , (May 13, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy." He is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology (see History of ecology).
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