Words that his friend Herman Boerhaave said to Linnaeus when the botanist went to visit him at his deathbed. As quoted in A life of Linnaeus, p. 94.
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I have lived out my time, and done what I could. May God preserve thee, from whom the world expects much more! Farewell! my dear Linnaeus!
— Words that his friend
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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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