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Linnaeus (1707 to 1778), Sweden biology, naturalist. Born in Småland province, southern Sweden, and received his MD in July 1735 in the University of the Netherlands Hardwick, any anatomy at the University of Uppsala in 1738, botany, pharmacology, professor of natural history, and reconstruction of the school botanical gardens, cultivated plants in the garden of 1600, retired in 1761 and was promoted to the nobility. January 10, 1778 because of a stroke in Ubud Sarah died at the age of 71 years. Linnean lifetime
engaged in scientific research is extensive, on plant taxonomy and animal taxonomy, entomology, medical and mineralogy are made a lot of research, his life collecting plant specimens 14000 No. 7,000 insect specimens many animals and plants are Linnaeus first named. Him pursuant to spend stamen, pistil type, size, number, arrangement, and other characteristics of the plant is divided into 24 Gang human classification system, namely the Linnaean system. His most outstanding contribution in the taxonomic perfect and implementation of binomial nomenclature, plant name attributed to the unification of the past disordered, written by "species in the book", the first official use of the dual nomenclature 7300 kinds of plants named in the 10th edition of the "natural system" named for the 4235 kinds of animals. Linnaeus life 180 published works, a great impact on future generations. To commemorate the tremendous contribution of the Linnaean biology, 10 years after his death, (L $ dj��.����T) in the United Kingdom set up a special the Lundunlinnai Society, many well-known scholars when the Linnaean Society proud. (On www.TodayOnHistory.com)