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Carl von Linné

* 1707 Rĺshult/Sweden
+ 1778 Uppsala/Sweden

   

Carl von
                Linné

Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné,
was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician
who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms.
He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy".


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