Carl Linnaeus: Father of Classification (Great Minds of Science)

Anderson, Margaret Jean

ISBN 10: 0766018679 / ISBN 13: 9780766018679

Published by Enslow Pub Inc, 1791

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Carl Linnaeus: Father of Classification (Great Minds of Science)
• Publisher: Enslow Pub Inc
• Publication Date: 1791
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0766018679
• ISBN 13: 9780766018679
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

Profiles the life of the eighteenth-century Swedish naturalist whose scientific naming of plants and animals provided an international language of nature.

From Kirkus Reviews

Budding scientists will surely draw inspiration from this biography of Linnaeus, whom Anderson dubs ``the greatest botanist of all time.'' Linnaeus and his world--18th-century Sweden--may seem far removed from most middle-graders' experiences, but Anderson creates a dramatic narrative fully capable of keeping readers enthralled. The elements of Linnaeus's life are used to maximum effect: At nine he was told that he was a hopeless student; as a young man, he perfected his own system of binomial nomenclature used to classify plant life. Throughout the story, Anderson shows how the personal side of Linnaeus's life affected his profession: Although he was beset by financial problems for years, he succeeded as an explorer and scientist, eventually achieving fame and wealth as a college professor with a family of his own. The portrait is accurately rendered, and although Linnaeus is imperfect by 20th-century standards--refusing to educate his daughters and remaining distant from his wife--Anderson finds in his life an upbeat story of a man achieving his dreams. (b&w illustrations, not seen, chronology, notes, further reading, glossary, index) (Nonfiction. 11-13) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.