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Carl von Linné
* 1707 Rĺshult/Sweden
+ 1778 Uppsala/Sweden
Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné,
was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician
who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming
organisms.
He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy".
2021 J. Giesen