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Linnaeus

Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist who created the current system for classifying plants and animals.

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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

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Swedish botanist and founder of the modern classification system for plants and animals.

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