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Birthday.
Karl Linney was born on May 23, 1707 in the village of Roskhult in Sweden into a priestly family. Two years later, he and his family moved to Stenbrochult. Interest in plants in the biography of Karl Linnaeus was already apparent in childhood. -
"An Introduction to the Sexual Life of Plants.”
In 1729 he met William Celsius, who played an important role in the development of Linnaeus as a botanist. Then Karl moved to the house of Professor Celsius, began to get acquainted with his huge library. The main ideas of Linnaeus on the classification of plants were outlined in his first work, “Introduction to the sexual life of plants.” -
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"Concise Flora of Lapland"
The period from May to October 1732 he spent in Lapland. After the fruitful work during the trip, his book "Concise Flora of Lapland" was published. It was in this work that the reproductive system in the plant world was described in detail. The following year, Linnaeus became interested in mineralogy, even published a textbook. -
Doctor of Medical Sciences and work “The System of Nature”.
He received the degree of Doctor of Medical Sciences in June 1735 at the University of Harderwijk. Linnei's next work, “The System of Nature,” marked a new stage in the career and in the whole of Linnaeus’s life. Thanks to new connections and friends, he received the post of caretaker of one of the largest botanical gardens in the Netherlands, in which plants were collected from around the world. So Karl continued the classification of plants. -
Homecoming
The scientist returned to his homeland in 1773. There in Stockholm, he took up medical practice, applying his knowledge of plants to treat people. He also taught, was chairman of the Royal Academy of Sciences, a professor at Uppsala University (post retained until his death) -
The last years of life.
On January 10, 1778, Linney passed away.
