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Carl Linnaeus

Carl Linnaeus

Born 1707 · Died 1778

From Råshult, Kronoberg County, Sweden · Nationality: Sweden

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Swedish botanist, father of modern taxonomy.

See also his son Carolus Linnaeus the Younger, Linnean Society of London, Linnaean Society of New England, Linnean Society of New South Wales, Linnaean Society of New York, and Philadelphia Linnean Society.

Quotes

  • “Nature does not make any leaps. All plants show an affinity with those around them, according to their geographical location.”
    Philosophia Botanica 1751
  • “If the names are unknown knowledge of the things also perishes.”
    Philosophia Botanica 1751 , aphorism 210. Trans. Frans A. Stafleu, Linnaeus and
  • “God infinite, omniscient and omnipotent, woke me up and I was amazed! I have read some clues through His created things, in all of which, is His will; even in the smallest things, and the most minute! How much wisdom! What an inscrutable perfection!”
    Systema Naturae
  • “Every genus is natural, created as such in the beginning, hence not to be rashly split up or stuck together by whim or according to anyone’s theory.”
    Systema Naturae
  • “The observer of nature see, with admiration, that “the whole world is full of the glory of God.””
    p. 238

Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Books by Carl Linnaeus in order

Books by Carl Linnaeus in the order they were published, from Hortus Cliffortianus (1737) to Systema Plantarum (2018).

  1. 1Hortus CliffortianusHortus Cliffortianus1737
  2. 2A General System of NatureA General System of Nature1748
  3. 3Philosophia BotanicaPhilosophia Botanica1751
  4. 4Species PlantarumSpecies Plantarum1753
  5. 5Caroli Linné ... Systema naturae, per regna tria naturae, seCaroli Linné ... Systema naturae, per regna tria naturae, secundum classes1767
  6. 6Linnaeus' Philosophia BotanicaLinnaeus' Philosophia Botanica2003
  7. 7Dissertationem Botanicam De EricaDissertationem Botanicam De Erica2015
  8. 8Flora SuecicaFlora Suecica2015
  9. 9Caroli a Linné Equitis Aur. de Stella Polari, ... Systema NaCaroli a Linné Equitis Aur. de Stella Polari, ... Systema Naturae, per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis2018
  10. 10Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae : SecuCaroli a Linné Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae : Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species2018
  11. 11Caroli Linnaei ... Species Plantarum, Exhibentes Plantas RitCaroli Linnaei ... Species Plantarum, Exhibentes Plantas Rite Cognitas, Ad Genera Relatas, Cum Differentiis Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Synonymis Selectis, Locis Natalibus, Secundum Systema Sexuale Digestas; Volume 22018
  12. 12Caroli Linnæi Entomologia, Faunæ Suecicæ Descriptionibus AucCaroli Linnæi Entomologia, Faunæ Suecicæ Descriptionibus Aucta, Vol. 22018
  13. 13Flora LapponicaFlora Lapponica2018
  14. 14Lachesis LapponicaLachesis Lapponica2018
  15. 15Lachesis Lapponica; or, a Tour in Lapland, Now First PublishLachesis Lapponica; or, a Tour in Lapland, Now First Published from the Original Manuscript Journal of ... Linnaeus; Volume 22018
  16. 16Systema PlantarumSystema Plantarum2018
  17. 17A General System of Nature, Through the Three Grand KingdomsA General System of Nature, Through the Three Grand Kingdoms of Animals, Vegetables, and Minerals
  18. 18A New Medicinal, Economical, and Domestic Herbal: ContainingA New Medicinal, Economical, and Domestic Herbal: Containing a Familiar and Accurate Description of Upwards of Six Hundred British Herbs, Shrubs, Trees, Etc. Together with Some of Themost Esteemed ... Exotic Plants
  19. 19Carolus Linnaeus Systema Naturae, 1735Carolus Linnaeus Systema Naturae, 1735
  20. 20Lachesis Lapponica, or, A Tour in LaplandLachesis Lapponica, or, A Tour in Lapland
  21. 21Systema Naturae 1735Systema Naturae 1735
  22. 22The animal kingdom, or zoological system, of the celebrated The animal kingdom, or zoological system, of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnæus
  23. 23The Butterflies Described by Carolus Linnaeus in the 10th EdThe Butterflies Described by Carolus Linnaeus in the 10th Edition of Systema Naturae
  24. 24TravelsTravels

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