<P> Carl Linnaeus ( / lɪˈniːəs , lɪˈneɪəs / ; 23 May 1707 -- 10 January 1778 ) , also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné ( Swedish pronunciation : ( kɑːɭ fɔn lɪˈneː ) ( listen ) ) , was a Swedish botanist , physician and zoologist , who formalised the modern system of naming organisms called binomial nomenclature . He is known by the epithet `` father of modern taxonomy '' . Many of his writings were in Latin and his name is rendered in Latin as Carolus Linnæus ( after 1761 Carolus a Linné ) . </P>
<P> Carl Linnaeus ( / lɪˈniːəs , lɪˈneɪəs / ; 23 May 1707 -- 10 January 1778 ) , also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné ( Swedish pronunciation : ( kɑːɭ fɔn lɪˈneː ) ( listen ) ) , was a Swedish botanist , physician and zoologist , who formalised the modern system of naming organisms called binomial nomenclature . He is known by the epithet `` father of modern taxonomy '' . Many of his writings were in Latin and his name is rendered in Latin as Carolus Linnæus ( after 1761 Carolus a Linné ) . </P>
who was the swedish scientist who developed a naming system based on organisms observable traits
who was the swedish scientist who developed a naming system based on organisms observable traits
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus