Carl Linnaeus tourism Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (1707–1778)
About Carl Linnaeus tourism
Carl Linnaeus was born on May 23 1707 in the village of Råshult, nearÄlmhultinSmåland. Soon after his birth the family moved to the nearby village of Stenbrohult, where his father Nicolaus was a minister. Nicolaus had adopted the family name as a latinization of the Swedish word "Lind", meaning "linden tree". Linnaeus got his elementary education inVäxjö, and his father originally intended him to become a priest. The town doctor had however noticed Linnaeus interest in botany, and convinced Nicolaus that Carl had a future in medicine. In 1728 he was enrolled in the university ofUppsala. In 1729 he published a thesis on plant reproduction which attracted the interests of his professors. He became their protégé, and was offered positions tutoring his fellow students. He also moved into the h
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