Antonio Paláu y Verdéra (1787), Parte práctica de botánica del caballero Cárlos Linneo, p. CLXXIII.
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He was truly [a natural] philosopher: he loved God with utmost reverence and he had in his museum the following inscription: Innocui alive, Numen adest. [Live guiltless, God observes you]
— Antonio Paláu y Verdéra
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About Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May, 1707– 10 January, 1778) was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern biological naming scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology.
About Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May, 1707– 10 January, 1778) was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern biological naming scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology.
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