How did linnaeus affect taxonomy?

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Isabella Anderson · Accepted Answer

Before Carl Linnaeus, plants especially. were named with impossibly long Latin names. He used a two name classification method (binomial). This was much easier to learn and to fit into groups of others.

He was also known as Carl von Linné or Carolus Linnaeus (a count), and is often called the Father of Taxonomy.

His main work used plants even though he went to medical school. Botany was important then as many plants were used to treat diseases.

He had an opponent, botanist Johann Siegesbeck, who called his classification of plants based on their reproductive organs as "loathsome harlotry".

Linnaeus had his revenge, however; he named a small, useless European weed Siegesbeckia .

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Ruby Armstrong · Answer

undefined By creating the binomial nomenclature system—a two-part Latin name composed of the species' genus and species—Linnaeus made a significant contribution to the field of taxonomy. It established a standardized and widely recognized method of naming and classifying organisms, which greatly facilitated communication and organization in the field of biology. Moreover, Linnaeus established the hierarchical classification system, which groups organisms into ever-broader groups based on shared characteristics, from species to kingdom. These two systems formed the groundwork for modern taxonomy and systematics.