Labels:book | bulletin board | comic book | daily | person | tie | tribute album OCR: CAROLUS LINNAEUS (1707 78) HE SWEDISH naturalist and physician Carolus Linn aeus renowned for his contribut tion natural history He established the modern scientific method of naming plants and animals using two Latin words Linnaeus then developed an extensive system of classification that divided plants and animals into the classes, orders families, genera, and species that form the basis of modern taxonomy (the classification nature) It 1788 the -innaean Society was founded in London, England, in his honor As proof of the importance of his work the society still preserves his collections and manuscripts. LFE ALSO STORY contribution Linnaean
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