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Also Known As Carl Linnaeus • Carl von Linné
Born May 23, 1707 • Sweden
Died January 10, 1778 (aged 70) • Uppsala • Sweden
Notable Works “Genera Plantarum” • “Species Plantarum” • “Systema Naturae”
Subjects Of Study plant • Linnaean system • nomenclature • taxonomy

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