Linnaeus
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Science
- Subcategories: Plants, Botany, Horticulture, Natural History
- Curriculum: 18th Century European History, Scandinavian History
Article abstract: Linnaeus created a new classification system for all nature, establishing in the process the binomial system of nomenclature for organisms.
Early Life
Carl von Linné’s father adopted the name Linné (and the Latin form, Linnaeus) while studying for the ministry. Ordained in 1704 at the age of thirty, the minister married Christina Brodersonia, the daughter of the Vicar of Stenbrohult. In addition to his pastoral duties, Nils Linné was an enthusiastic gardener, who was particularly knowledgeable about herbs. Carl, his eldest son, was...
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