Linnaeus
Meanings
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- Carl (or the latinized Carolus) Linnaeus, also known as Carl von Linné, Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy."
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Etymology
From Swedish Linnæus, from New Latin Linnaeus, from Swedish lind (“linden tree, lime tree”), in reference to a giant linden tree that grew on the family homestead of Carl Linnaeus.
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