Linnaeus,
Carolus (Latinized form of Karl von Linné) 1707-78; Swed. botanist: considered the founder of the binomial nomenclature that is the basis of modern taxonomy
See Linnaeus in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(lĭ-nēˈəs, -nāˈ-), Carolus Originally Karl Linné. 1707-1778.
Swedish botanist and founder of the modern classification system for plants and animals.