Linnaeus

Proper noun.  arl (or the latinized Carolus) Linnaeus, also known as Carl von LinnĂ©, Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy.".

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