Carl Linnaeus

Carl Linnaeus was an 18th-century Swedish botanist known as the "father of modern taxonomy." He developed a systematic method for naming and classifying living organisms, introducing the hierarchical system of categories: kingdom, class, order, genus, and species. His most famous contribution is the binomial nomenclature, a two-part naming system that assigns each species a unique Latin name, such as Homo sapiens for humans. Linnaeus's work laid the foundation for how scientists identify and organize biological diversity, making it easier to study and communicate about the vast array of life on Earth.