Biography:The Swedish scientist is considered the 'the father of modern taxonomy'.
In 1753 Linnaeus published his " Species Plantarum", which defined the principles for grouping, ranking and naming organisms into genera and species (binomial nomenclature). it was quickly adapted by other botanists and expanded.
1739-06-26 Swedish botanist and taxonomist Carl Linnaeus (32) weds Swedish Sara Elisabeth Moræa (23), until his death in 1778
Historical Events
1732-05-12 Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus sets off from Uppsala on a six-month journey to Lapland
1753-05-01 Publication of "Species Plantarum" by Carl Linnaeus - the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
1758-01-01 The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature establish the "starting point" for standardized species names across the animal kingdom, based on the binomial nomenclature by Carolus Linnaeus 10th edition of Systema Naturae
Alexander von Humboldt
Georges Cuvier
Henry David Thoreau
Cluny MacPherson
David Livingstone
Theodor Schwann