Linnaeus

American  

[li-nee-uhs] / lɪˈni əs /

noun

1. Carolus Carl von Linné, 1707–78, Swedish botanist.

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Linnaeus British  

/ lɪˈniːəs, -ˈneɪ- /

noun

1. Carolus (ˈkærələs), original name Carl von Linné. 1707–78, Swedish botanist, who established the binomial system of biological nomenclature that forms the basis of modern classification

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Linnaeus Scientific  

/ lĭ-nē′əs,lĭ-nā′əs /

1. Swedish naturalist who in 1735 introduced a method for classifying plants and animals using generic and specific designations. This laid the foundation for the modern system of binomial nomenclature.

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Linnaeus

In the 1700s the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus set about devising a system for arranging species through a two-part system we still use today.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Roughly three centuries ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out to catalog and name every living organism he could find.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 24, 2025

“We’ve been lucky to do this study now,” said Stefan Gössling, the lead author and a professor of tourism research at Linnaeus University in Sweden.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2024

Linnaeus Tripe arrived in India in 1839 at the age of 17, joining the Madras regiment of the East India Company.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2024

All in all, Linnaeus and his followers used Maria’s work—in both Surinam and Europe—to identify at least one hundred species.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

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