Carolus Linnaeus Quotes

A collection of quotes by Carolus Linnaeus.

Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778) was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, renowned as the father of modern taxonomy. He developed the binomial nomenclature system to classify organisms and laid the foundation for the modern classification of plants and animals. Linnaeus's significant work, "Systema Naturae," revolutionized the understanding of biodiversity. His extensive contributions in the field of natural sciences formed the basis for the Linnaean Society and had a profound impact on the development of modern biology. Linnaeus also introduced the concept of Homo sapiens as the scientific name for humans.