The person who created this system for use was Swedish botanist and physician Carolluss Linnaeus ( 1707 â `` 1778 ) who tried to find names for all things in the natural world and gave every species ( mineral , vegetable or animal ) a two-part name . The adoption of a system of binomial nomenclature is due to Swedish botanist and physician Carl von LinnÃ also known by his Latinized name Carolus Linnaeus ( 1707 â `` 1778 ) . Linnaeus attempted to describe the entire known natural world , giving every species ( mineral , plant , or animal ) a two-part name .