Every two-word combination must be unique. Called binomial nomenclature, this naming system was popularized by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the 1700s.

Swedish botanist Carl (or Carolus) Linnaeus is, by some measures, the most influential person ever to have lived. He is famous for devising new systems for naming and grouping all living organisms ...

Sweden is famous for many things….. fika, midsommer, Abba, Ikea… but when it comes to biology, Carl Linnaeus is perhaps the biggest export. Many researchers based at the Department of Biological and ...

The focus on nature is a philosophy drawn from Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus, who established binomial nomenclature (the modern system of naming plants and animals), and inspired the accommodation’s ...

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We can thank Carl Linnaeus for taxonomy, the study of categorizing and naming organisms, and binomial nomenclature, the precise, two-termed naming system we use today. Carl Linnaeus was a Swedish ...

Rudbeckia hirta. Solanum lycopersicum. Acer saccharum. Have you ever seen these names on plant tags or seed packets and wondered where they came from? We can thank Carl Linnaeus for taxonomy, the ...

We can thank Carl Linnaeus for taxonomy, the study of categorizing and naming organisms, and binomial nomenclature, the precise, two-termed naming system we use today. Carl Linnaeus was a Swedish ...

Swedish biologist and physician Carl Linnaeus was known as the 'father of modern taxonomy' for creating the binomial system, which is still used today. (Nationalmuseum 2004/Wikimedia) ...