Historedia
Person

Carl Linnaeus

Events
4
Episodes
6
Years
1739–1753

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Carl Linnaeus, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Founding of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

    1739

    Role: Founder and naturalist

    1. 2 June 1739 · Stockholm, SwedenFounding Ceremony

      Six individuals formally established the Academy in Stockholm on 2 June 1739.

  2. Development of the Celsius Scale

    1741–1742

    Role: Swedish botanist who reversed the scale in 1744

    1. 1741 · Uppsala Astronomical ObservatoryFounding of Uppsala Astronomical Observatory

      Celsius founded the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory in 1741, creating the institutional base for his work.

    2. 1742 · UppsalaProposal of Inverted Centigrade Scale

      Celsius proposed an inverted temperature scale in 1742 where 0 was boiling and 100 was freezing.

  3. Publication of Philosophia Botanica

    1751

    Role: Author and Swedish naturalist

    1. 1751 · StockholmRelease of Philosophia Botanica

      Linnaeus published Philosophia Botanica in 1751, simultaneously in Stockholm and Amsterdam, formalizing his botanical classification system.

    2. 1751 · Publication contextIntroduction of Binomial Nomenclature

      The publication contained the first published description of Linnaeus's binomial nomenclature, introducing the nomen triviale for species designation.

  4. Publication of Species Plantarum

    1753

    Role: Author

    1. 1 May 1753 · StockholmPublication of Species Plantarum

      Linnaeus's Species Plantarum was published in Stockholm on May 1, 1753, by Laurentius Salvius in two volumes.

Sources

  1. Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-14
  2. Celsius Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04
  3. Philosophia Botanica Wikipedia, revision of 2025-08-12
  4. Carl Linnaeus Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-11
  5. Species Plantarum Wikipedia, revision of 2026-02-01