Carl Linnaeus
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Carl Linnaeus was an 18th-century Swedish naturalist who founded modern biological taxonomy by developing the binomial nomenclature system for naming and classifying organisms.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carl Linnaeus canonical | 498 |
| Linnaeus | 22 |
| Linnaeus, 1758 | 6 |
| Carl von Linné | 2 |
| Carolus Linnaeus | 2 |
| (Linnaeus) Gaillon | 1 |
| Carl Linnaeus (genus description) | 1 |
| Carl Linné | 1 |
| Linnaeus filius (L.f.) | 1 |
| von Linné | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T62126 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Carl Linnaeus Context triple: [golden eagle, describedBy, Carl Linnaeus]
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Alexander von Humboldt
Alexander von Humboldt was a pioneering 18th–19th century Prussian naturalist and explorer whose integrative studies of nature helped lay the foundations of modern biogeography and deeply shaped later scientists such as Charles Darwin.
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B.
Louis Agassiz
Louis Agassiz was a 19th-century Swiss-American naturalist and geologist known for his pioneering work on glaciation and influential but controversial views on biology and race.
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C.
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin was a 19th-century English naturalist whose theory of evolution by natural selection revolutionized biology and our understanding of life on Earth.
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D.
Erasmus Darwin
Erasmus Darwin was an 18th-century English physician, natural philosopher, and poet who proposed early ideas about biological evolution and influenced later evolutionary thought.
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E.
David Douglas
David Douglas was a 19th-century Scottish botanist and plant collector renowned for introducing numerous North American tree species, including the Douglas fir, to Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Carl Linnaeus Target entity description: Carl Linnaeus was an 18th-century Swedish naturalist who founded modern biological taxonomy by developing the binomial nomenclature system for naming and classifying organisms.
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A.
Alexander von Humboldt
Alexander von Humboldt was a pioneering 18th–19th century Prussian naturalist and explorer whose integrative studies of nature helped lay the foundations of modern biogeography and deeply shaped later scientists such as Charles Darwin.
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B.
Louis Agassiz
Louis Agassiz was a 19th-century Swiss-American naturalist and geologist known for his pioneering work on glaciation and influential but controversial views on biology and race.
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C.
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin was a 19th-century English naturalist whose theory of evolution by natural selection revolutionized biology and our understanding of life on Earth.
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D.
Erasmus Darwin
Erasmus Darwin was an 18th-century English physician, natural philosopher, and poet who proposed early ideas about biological evolution and influenced later evolutionary thought.
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E.
David Douglas
David Douglas was a 19th-century Scottish botanist and plant collector renowned for introducing numerous North American tree species, including the Douglas fir, to Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
botanist
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human ⓘ naturalist ⓘ physician ⓘ taxonomist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ zoologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Doctor of Medicine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Carl Linnaeus
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surface form:
Carl Linné
Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
surface form:
Carl von Linné
Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
surface form:
Carolus Linnaeus
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| awardReceived | Order of the Polar Star ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1707-05-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Råshult, Småland, Sweden ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | founder of modern taxonomy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1778-01-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Uppsala
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surface form:
Uppsala, Sweden
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| developed |
binomial nomenclature system
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hierarchical classification of organisms ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Lund University
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Uppsala University ⓘ |
| employer | Uppsala University ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
botany
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medicine ⓘ taxonomy ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| fullName | Carl Linnaeus self-link ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasWork |
Critica Botanica
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Genera Plantarum ⓘ Critica Botanica ⓘ
surface form:
Philosophia Botanica
Species Plantarum ⓘ Systema Naturae ⓘ |
| influenced |
Charles Darwin
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modern biological classification ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Genera Plantarum
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Species Plantarum ⓘ Systema Naturae ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
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Swedish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Académie des Sciences
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surface form:
French Academy of Sciences
Royal Society ⓘ Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Carl Linnaeus
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
von Linné
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| notableFor |
developing binomial nomenclature
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founding modern biological taxonomy ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor of Botany at Uppsala University
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Professor of Medicine at Uppsala University ⓘ Rector of Uppsala University ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| workLocation | Uppsala ⓘ |
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Subject: Carl Linnaeus Description of subject: Carl Linnaeus was an 18th-century Swedish naturalist who founded modern biological taxonomy by developing the binomial nomenclature system for naming and classifying organisms.
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