Linnaeus

[li-nee-uh s] /lɪˈni əs/
noun
1.
Carolus
[kar-uh-luh s] /ˈkær ə ləs/ (Show IPA), (Carl von Linné) 1707–78, Swedish botanist.
British Dictionary definitions for Linnaeus

Linnaeus

/lɪˈniːəs; -ˈneɪ-/
noun
1.
Carolus (ˈkærələs), original name Carl von Linné. 1707–78, Swedish botanist, who established the binomial system of biological nomenclature that forms the basis of modern classification
Linnaeus in Medicine

Linnaeus Lin·nae·us (lĭ-nē'əs, -nā'-), Carolus. Known as “Karl Linné.”. 1707-1778.

Swedish botanist and founder of the modern binomial classification system for plants and animals.

Linnaeus in Science
Linnaeus
  (lĭ-nē'əs, lĭ-nā'əs)   
Swedish naturalist who in 1735 introduced a method for classifying plants and animals using generic and specific designations. This laid the foundation for the modern system of binomial nomenclature.