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Carl Linnaeus

Died on January 10, 1778

248

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The 249th anniversary falls on January 10, 2027, in 78 days.

Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), 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".

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