An edition of Linnaeus (2001)

Linnaeus

the compleat naturalist

Linnaeus
Wilfrid Blunt, Wilfrid Blunt
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An edition of Linnaeus (2001)

Linnaeus

the compleat naturalist

"The life of Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778), the man who gave living organisms two Latin names, is celebrated afresh in this newly revised and illustrated edition of the definitive biography. In his native Sweden, Linnaeus is revered by children as the "Prince of Flowers" and by adults as a great biologist, the author of classics on natural history, and, owing to his impassioned study of the sex life of plants, as history's foremost "botanical pornographer."".

"This book gives a portrait of Linnaeus the man, charting his rise from a poor student at Lund University to Professor of Medicine at Uppsala and a founder of the Royal Academy of Sciences. Wilfrid Blunt's text is interspersed with passages from his subject's own writings - from riveting descriptions of adventures in the wilds of Lapland to a charming account of Sjupp the raccoon. Linnaeus's family life and his relations with pupils are explored alongside his scientific achievements.

William Stearn's appendix on Linnean classification provides a concise survey of the basics necessary for understanding Linnaeus's work."--BOOK JACKET.

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Language
English
Pages
264

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Cover of: Linnaeus
Linnaeus: the compleat naturalist
2001, Princeton University Press
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Table of Contents

The years of struggle, 1707-1735
In search of fame, 1735-1738
The prince of botanists, 1738-1778.

Edition Notes

Published in
London
Genre
Biography.

Classifications

Library of Congress
QH44 .B54 2001, QH44

The Physical Object

Pagination
264 p. :
Number of pages
264

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL18172398M
ISBN 10
0691096368
LCCN
2001097706
OCLC/WorldCat
49556351
Library Thing
1543610
Goodreads
1767652

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