The Collaborative International Dictionary
Karl von Linn'e
Linnaeus \Linnaeus\ (l[i^]*n[=e]"[u^]s) n. Carolus Linnaeus, also called Karl von Linn['e]. Born at R[*a]shult, Sm[*a]land, Sweden, May 13, 1707: died at Upsala, Sweden, Jan. 10, 1778. A celebrated Swedish botanist and naturalist, founder of the Linnean system in botany. He made a journey to Lapland in 1732; resided in the Netherlands 1735-38; and became professor of medicine (later of botany) at Upsala in 1741. Among his works are ``Systema natur[ae]'' (1735), ``Fundamenta botanica'' (1736), ``Genera plantarum'' (1737), ``Flora lapponica'' (1737), ``Philosophia botanica'' (1751), and ``Species plantarum'' (1753).