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"The Elder" and "the Younger" are epithets generally used to distinguish between two individuals, often close relatives. In some instances, one of the pair is much more famous, and hence not known as "the Elder" or "the Younger", e.g. Carl Linnaeus; in such cases, they are not listed in a separate column but rather in the notes of the other person.
Carl Linnaeus [a] (23 May 1707 [note 1] – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné, [3] [b] 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". [4]
While still alive, Carl Linnaeus the Younger had inherited his father's extensive scientific collections of books, specimens, and correspondence, and he had worked to preserve them. In October 1784 his mother, Sara Elisabeth (1716–1806), sold the library and herbarium to the English botanist Sir James Edward Smith (1759–1828).
The only child who survived to adulthood died at 27 years of age. [1] Linnaeus was known as the "bee king". [2] He published a book on beekeeping in 1768, Kort men tillförlitelig bijskjötsel. 90 years later, in 1858, it was published in a new edition under the name Bikungen (lit. ' the bee king '). [1] [3] Linnaeus died in 1797 in Stenbrohult.
Carl Linnaeus. This list encompasses students of the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778), professor of medicine at Uppsala University from 1741 until 1777, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of taxonomy and also had a deep indirect influence through his many students.
There is no direct information about the education of Elisabeth Christina von Linné, as it is not clearly mentioned anywhere. However, as her brother was given home tuition in preparation for university studies, and she is confirmed to have socialized with the students of her father, [citation needed] who were also tutored in the family home, it is seen as likely that she was given home ...
Sara Elisabeth "Sara Lisa" von Linné (née Moræa; 26 April 1716 – 20 April 1806) was married to Carl Linnaeus [1] and was mother to Carl Linnaeus the Younger and Elisabeth Christina von Linné. [2] [3] She was involved in the creation of the Linnean Society of London through the auctioning of her late husband's scientific papers. [1]
It has two derivations, both of which are linked to the famous 18th-century Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus, who was ennobled as Carl von Linné later in life. Primarily, people have named their children in his honor; [1] Linnaeus and Linné have been used as given names, usually for boys, and simple modification makes the name gender female.