Carl Linnaeus, also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné, was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy". Many of his writings were in Latin; his name is rendered in Latin as Carolus Linnæus and, after his 1761 ennoblement, as Carolus a Linné.
- Occupation
- botanist, physician, autobiographer, biologist
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Born
- May 23, 1707
- Died
- January 10, 1778
