Carl Linnaeus
Swedish biologist
Carl Linnaeus, also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné, was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy". Wikipedia
Born: May 23, 1707, Linnés Råshults Stiftelse, Råshult, Sweden
Died: January 10, 1778 (age 70 years), The Linnaeus Museum, Uppsala, Sweden
Education: University of Harderwijk (1735–1735), Katedralskolan, Växjö, Lund University, and more
Academic advisors: Olof Rudbeck the Younger and Johannes de Gorter
Influenced: Carl Peter Thunberg, Torbern Bergman, Antonio José Cavanilles, and more
Notable students: Carl Peter Thunberg, Peter Forsskål, Leonard Gyllenhaal, and more