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Classification of Nature

Sweden · Science / Botany. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1735Date range
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Chronological records

1735

Carl Linnaeus1735

Leiden · Science / Botany

Introduces a hierarchical framework for classifying plants, animals and minerals.

Names involved

Carl Linnaeus

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