Carolus Linnaeus

Carolus Linnaeus

autograph of Carolus Linnaeus

Carolus Linnaeus, also commonly known as Linnaeus and Linné (Carl von Linné) (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778) was a Swedish biologist. As botanist his abbreviation is L. and as zoologist Linnaeus. He is the founder of the modern classification system for all living organisms.

Publications

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• Linnaeus C. 1735–1736: Caroli Linnaei, Sveci, Doctoris Medicinae Systema naturae, sive, Regna tria naturae systematice proposita per classes, ordines, genera, & species. Lugduni Batavorum ; Holmiae [Stockholm]: Apud Theodorum Haak, Ex Typographia Joannis Wilhelmi de Groot: [Generalstabens litografiska anstalt].
• Linnaeus C. 1737: Hortus Cliffortianus :plantas exhibens quas in hortis tam vivis quam siccis, Hartecampi in Hollandia, coluit ... Georgius Clifford ... reductis varietatibus ad species, speciebus ad genera, generibus ad classes, adjectis locis plantarum natalibus differen. Amstelaedami, 1737 [i.e. 1738].
• Linnaeus C. 1743: Caroli Linnaei Genera Plantarum Eorumque Characteres Naturales Secundum Numerum, Figuram, Situm, Et Proportionem Omnium Fructificationis Partium. Holmiae: impensis L. Salvii, 1758.
• Linnaeus C. 1753: Species Plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, 1st edition. Holmiae: impensis L. Salvii, 1753.
• Linnaeus, C. 1758: Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I(I). Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm. BHL
• Linnaeus, C. 1758: Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I(II). Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm. BHL
• Linnaeus C. 1761: Fauna suecica. Stockholmiae, 2:578 pp.

Authored Taxa

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• Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758: 310) as Salmo saurus
• Synodus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758: 313) as Esox synodus
• Gobius Linnaeus, 1758: 262

References

links

• ZooBank

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