God Created, Linneaus Classified

by David Stavrou, Collette Logan-Andersen, and Alison Flint

You can’t help but notice Swedish botanist, zoologist, and physician Carl Von Linné during 2007. It’s not just the scientific events, exhibitions, educational projects, publications and tourist attractions that signal this is a special anniversary, but the face of the man, who created the nomenclature system still used by scientists all…

Scandinavian History

1707 - an enlightening year

by Jonny Ambrius

The year 1707, the year Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) was born, saw the young and valiant Swedish King, Charles XII (1697-1718) ruler of the early Enlightenment era, at the height of his popularity.