Question

Carolus Linnaeus (Carl Linne) was from
(A) Sweden
(B) U.K.
(C) Holland
(D) France

Answer 1

Carl Linne was a famous botanist, physician and zoologist. He is well known for formulating binomial nomenclature systems for naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy".

Complete Answer:
- Carolus Linnaeus, born on May 23, 1707, in Sweden. He is a well known Swedish naturalist, famous for designing a nomenclature (binomial) system. This system simplified the naming process as the result of uniformity in naming organisms based on genera and species.
- He classified living things based on 'similarity'. The modern classification system uses DNA as the basis of classification. But, in the absence of DNA Carolus principles are still followed. When a fossil is found to identify it, the features are compared with known records. This helps in identifying the species or its closest relative.
- He classified humans in four races based on their geographical location. Further, he added physical and moral attributes in his study. His contribution to the field of taxonomy is well understood by the tag "father of modern taxonomy".

Carl Linnaeus hailed from Rashults, Sweden. Therefore, (A) Sweden is the correct answer.

Additional Information:
Some interesting fact about Carl Linnaeus,
- First naturalist to include humans under the animal kingdom.
- One of his creations "Systema Naturae" was 12 times by him from the day it was published.
Classification system devised by him is still used (with many alterations regarding naming ranking and classifying organisms).

Note: Carolus Linnaeus is known for his work in taxonomy (the science of identifying, classifying, and naming organisms).