| Thus Linnaeus became the acknowledged originator of the binomial system of nomenclature now in use in all sciences. |
| Linnaeus and Cuvier have been my two gods, though in very different ways, but they were mere school-boys to old Aristotle. |
| Modern taxonomy was born in 1753 when Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus devised the system of binomial nomenclature and assigned a unique name for every plant and animal. |
| Then came the great reform of Carolus Linnaeus and his system of Latin binomials, identifying each organism by genus and species. |
| The grey heron was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus who gave it the name Ardea cinerea. |
| Castor fiber Linnaeus, 1758 is therefore the type species of Castor by Linnaean tautonymy. |
