Carl Linnaeus

@Scientists, Family and Family ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Carolus Linnaeus was a renowned Swedish biologist popularly known as the ‘Father of Modern Taxonomy’ who founded the binomial nomenclature Swedish Scientists Biologists Botanists Gemini Celebrities Carl Linnaeus, often known by the Latin form of his name as Carolus Linnaeus, is the father of modern biological classification systems. Born into a small parsonage in the southern tip of his country at the dawn of the Renaissance, Carl was given a thorough home school education by his father. Later, Carl would have his curiosity about the natural world piqued during lengthy childhood trips and explorations. Parleying his intellectual curiosity into formal studies, Linnaeus enrolled in a number of universities to study under masters in the field. By the time he graduated, Linnaeus had become an expert biologist, and was asked to give lectures on the subject. Linnaeus then received sponsorship to conduct numerous field studies where hundreds, if not thousands, of species of flora and fauna were identified, labeled and catalogued. The eminent biologist continued his work until he finally published a series of scientific masterpieces, outlaying his system for dividing both the animal and plant kingdoms into a nested series of categories and sub-categories. Although it has been modified since its first iteration, the classification system invented by Linnaeus still forms the backbone of all modern biological sciences today. Linnaeus continued a long and distinguished career as a researcher, academic and professor until his death at an advanced age from natural causes

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Birthday: May 23, 1707 Died on: January 10, 1778 Nationality: Swedish Famous: Scientists, Biologists, Botanists Spouses: Sara Elisabeth Moræa Siblings: Samuel Linnaeus Known as: Carl von Linné Information Detail Birthday May 23, 1707 Died on January 10, 1778 Nationality Swedish Famous Scientists, Biologists, Botanists Spouses Sara Elisabeth Moræa Siblings Samuel Linnaeus Known as Carl von Linné Childrens Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Elisabeth Christina von Linné, Johannes von Linné, Lovisa von Linné, Sara Cristina von Linné, Sara Magdalena von Linné, Sophia von Linné Universities Uppsala University Lund University 1735 - University of Harderwijk Founder / Co-Founder Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Birth Place Råshult Religion Church of Sweden, Lutheranism Gender Male Father Nils Ingemarsson Linnaeus Mother Christina Brodersonia Sun Sign Gemini Born in Råshult Famous as Botanist Died at Age 70

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Carl Linnaeus married Sara Elisabeth Moraea on June 26, 1739. Together, they had seven children, six of which survived infancy. Unsplash Personal Life

Linnaeus passed away on January 10, 1778 after a series of paralyzing strokes. He was interred at the Uppsala Cathedral. Unsplash Personal Life

Carl Linnaeus was born on May 23, 1707 in Rashult, part of the Stenbrohuit Parish in Sweden. His father was Nils Ingermarsson Linnaeus and his mother was Christina Brodersonia. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Nils was an amateur botanist when not fulfilling his duties as a Lutheran minister and curate in southern Sweden. Carl eventually had three younger sisters and a brother. He learned a variety of advanced subjects from home school courses administered by his father and some hired tutors. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

By age 17, Linnaeus had become well-versed in all of the existing botanical literature. That same year, he entered the ‘Vaxjo Katedralskola’ (Cathedral School) where he studied advanced topics such as mathematics, theology, Greek and Hebrew, a series of courses used for boys interested in joining the priesthood. Unsplash Career

In 1721, he enrolled in the ‘University of Lund’ to study botany full-time. Following his mentor Johan Rothman's guidance, Linnaeus began to learn to classify plants. Unsplash Career

In 1728, he transferred to ‘Uppsala University’ to continue to study both medicine and botany. While there, he made a strong connection with Olof Celsius, who would later invent the popular temperature scale used around the world today. Unsplash Career

Linnaeus wrote his first master thesis on plant sexual reproduction in 1728. A year later, he was invited to give lectures on the paper to hundreds of people. Unsplash Career

In 1732, he was awarded a large grant from the ‘Royal Swedish Society of Sciences’ to pay for an extensive journey through northern Sweden in search of new plants, animals and mineral deposits. During the expedition, he discovered a small flower, ‘Linnaea borealis’, which would later be named in his honor. Unsplash Career

First printed in 1735, the book 'Systema Naturae' was the complete description of how Linnaeus had classified more than 7,000 species of plants and 4,000 species of animals. The classification system for plants and animals devised by Linnaeus forms the backbone of all modern biological sciences. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	May 23, 1707
Died on	January 10, 1778
Nationality	Swedish
Famous	Scientists, Biologists, Botanists
Spouses	Sara Elisabeth Moræa
Siblings	Samuel Linnaeus
Known as	Carl von Linné
Childrens	Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Elisabeth Christina von Linné, Johannes von Linné, Lovisa von Linné, Sara Cristina von Linné, Sara Magdalena von Linné, Sophia von Linné
Universities	Uppsala University Lund University 1735 - University of Harderwijk
Founder / Co-Founder	Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Birth Place	Råshult
Religion	Church of Sweden, Lutheranism
Gender	Male
Father	Nils Ingemarsson Linnaeus
Mother	Christina Brodersonia
Sun Sign	Gemini
Born in	Råshult
Famous as	Botanist
Died at Age	70

Carl Linnaeus

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May 23, 1707

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