The Man Who Organized Nature: The Life of Linnaeus

by Gunnar Broberg

Book Overview

A vivid portrait of the life and work of Carl Linnaeus

Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778), known as the father of modern biological taxonomy, formalized and popularized the system of binomial nomenclature used to classify plants and animals. Linnaeus himself classified thousands of species; the simple and immediately recognizable abbreviation "L" is used to mark classifications originally made by Linnaeus. This biography, by the leading authority...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691213429
• ISBN13: 9780691213422
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"