林奈(①姓氏 ②Carolus, 1707-1778, 瑞典博物学家, 瑞典原名为 Karl von LinnМ)

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Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778)
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Linnaeus \Linnaeus\ (l[i^]*n[=e]"[u^]s) n.
Carolus Linnaeus, also called {Karl von Linn['e]}. Born at
R[*a]shult, Sm[*a]land, Sweden, May 13, 1707: died at Upsala,
Sweden, Jan. 10, 1778. A celebrated Swedish botanist and
naturalist, founder of the {Linnean system} in botany. He
made a journey to Lapland in 1732; resided in the Netherlands
1735-38; and became professor of medicine (later of botany)
at Upsala in 1741. Among his works are ``Systema natur[ae]''
(1735), ``Fundamenta botanica'' (1736), ``Genera plantarum''
(1737), ``Flora lapponica'' (1737), ``Philosophia botanica''
(1751), and ``Species plantarum'' (1753).
[Century Dict. 1906]