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Carolus Linnaeus-The Father of Taxonomy
Carolus Linnaeus was a Swedish scientist who developed binomial nomenclature to classify and organize plants and animals. ... Though not much is known of Carolus Linnaeus, by the common people, his influence on science is enormous. ... (Biography of Linnaeus 5 Internet)
Linnaeus was born on May 23, 1707 in a small town in rural Smaland. Nils Ingemarsson Linnaeus, a clergyman, is Carolus’ father. Christina Linnaea is Linnaeus’ mother. Carolus was to be brought up as a churchman, as his father and maternal grandfather were, but he showed little interest. ... (Carolus Linnaeus 1 Internet)
Linnaeus was schooled in Latin Vaxjo in 1716, then after learning Latin, he enrolled in the University of Lund. He enrolled here mainly because the training included the study of botany however Linnaeus was there studying medicine. ... As early as 1730, Linnaeus was discovering problems in the systematic arrangement for botany and began to sketch his own classification method. ... Linnaeus discovered over one hundred new species of plants on this expedition. ... In 1734, Linnaeus embarked on his second expedition to central Sweden. ... Not long after his arrival, Linnaeus published Systema Naturae, his first of his many works, which presented his new taxonomic arrangement for the animal, plant, and mineral kingdoms. (Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia)
In 1739, Linnaeus married Sara Morea, the daughter of a physician. ... In 1741, Linnaeus was appointed professor of practical medicine at Uppsala. ... (Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia)
Linnaeus made three more expeditions to different parts of Sweden where his students were inspired. Twenty-three of Linnaeus’ students became professors and spread his methods widely.
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