Carolus Linnaeus

Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné ({{Audio|sv-Carl_von_Linné.ogg|listen}}), and in English usually under the Latinized name Carolus Linnaeus (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of taxonomy. He is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology (see History of ecology).

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Ennoblement - Latin - May 23 - 1707 - January 10 - 1778 - Swedish - Botanist - Taxonomy - Ecology - History of ecology

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