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Who is the father of taxonomy

by Mad Max
November 24, 2020
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Carl Linnaeus – Taxonomy

Carl Linnaeus is known as the father of taxonomy. His practice of identifying different organisms, classifying them, and naming them is known as taxonomy.
Father of taxonomy , Who is the father of taxonomy
Let’s learn more about taxonomy and Carl Linnaeus.

Carl Linnaeus was born on 23 May 1707 in the southern part of Sweden. He completed his higher education at Uppsala University and, he also started giving lectures in botany there by 1730.

During 1735-1738 he lived outside his country where he was studying and writing the first edition of Systema Naturae.

After his first publication, Linnaeus started to do more research and hard work, and by the time he published the 10th edition of Systema Naturae in 1958.

Carl Linnaeus is Known for

  • Taxonomy [known as the father of taxonomy]
  • Binomial nomenclature 
  • Scientific classification  

1. Taxonomy

Taxonomy is the study of principles and procedures of identification, nomenclature, and classification.

Who first used the term taxonomy?
  • Carl Linnaeus used the term taxonomy first.
Why is Carl Linnaeus called the father of taxonomy?
  • Because of his contributions in the field of taxonomy.
What are the 8 levels of taxonomy?
  • Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species are the 8 levels or rank of taxonomy.
Learn more about Linnaean Taxonomy from wikipedia.

2. Binomial nomenclature

Binomial nomenclature of scientific naming was first given by Carl Linnaeus ( 1735 ) in his book 
Systema Naturae and later in Species Plantarum (1753).
He used two Latin words for any organism, the first being generic name, and the second is the species name.
The generic name begins with capital a letter, and the species name with a small letter.

3. Systematics

Systematics deals with the Classification of organisms based on their diversities and relationships among them.
This term was also proposed by Carl Linnaeus, who wrote Systema Naturae.

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FAQ

Here are some frequently asked questions.

1. Who is the father of taxonomy?

Sir Carl Linnaeus.

2. Who discovered the scientific name?

Carl Linnaeus discovered the scientific name.

3. Who wrote Systema Naturae?

Carl Linnaeus wrote Systema Naturae.
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