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 “Rare Bird” a woman in 18th-century England finds pleasure in the company of a new friend, who helps her test a claim from the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus that swallows hibernate underwater.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

“There are a lot of people using these aircraft as taxis, where you cover whatever distance by aircraft simply because it's more convenient,” Professor Stefan Gossling, from Sweden's Linnaeus University, who led the research, said.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2024

“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

Most of us have heard of the 18th-century taxonomist Carl Linnaeus and his systems of categorization; less familiar is his rival, the French mathematician and naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon.

From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 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