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Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known as Carolus Linnaeus, was a Swedishbotanist, physician and zoologist who created the binomial nomenclature.[1] In this system, every kind of animal and plant is given a name consisting of two Latin words, for its genus and species.[2] This became used by biologists all over the world, so he is known as the "father of modern taxonomy".
Carl linnaeus simple biography samples
He was a good linguist, and famous in his time. He was made a noble by the Swedish king.
Biography
[change | change source]Early life
[change | change source]Carl was born in Småland in southern Sweden.
He was going to be a priest like his father, but did not do well enough in school. Instead, Carl studied at a college for botany because he liked it.
Carl linnaeus simple biography samples pdf
He studied in Lund and tried to improve the garden there. He later went to another college.
Travels and research
[change | change source]In 1735, Linnaeus moved to the Netherlands for three year