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Carl von Linné
1707–1778
Best known for creating the modern system of naming living things, this Swedish naturalist helped bring order to the study of plants and animals. His work made it far easier for scientists to describe, compare, and classify life across the world.
6 Audiobooks
Lachesis Lapponica; Or, A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1
by Carl von Linné
Species Plantarum, Sections I-III
by Carl von Linné
Species Plantarum, Sections IV-V
by Carl von Linné
Species Plantarum, Sections VI-X
by Carl von Linné
Lachesis Lapponica; Or, A Tour in Lapland, Volume 2
by Carl von Linné
Species Plantarum, Sections XI-XIII
by Carl von Linné
About the author
Born in Sweden in 1707, Carl von Linné—widely known in Latin as Carolus Linnaeus—became one of the most influential naturalists in the history of science. He studied medicine and botany and went on to teach at Uppsala University, where his lectures and research helped shape a generation of students.
He is remembered above all for formalizing binomial nomenclature, the two-part naming system used for species, and for developing a broader framework for classifying the natural world. Works such as Systema Naturae and Species Plantarum helped establish the foundations of modern taxonomy.
Linné was also an energetic field researcher whose travels and observations fed directly into his writing. Ennobled later in life, he became known as Carl von Linné, and his influence still reaches into biology, medicine, and environmental science long after his death in 1778.