Scientist; Carl von Linné aka Linnaeus 1707-1778
Wikipedia offers this biography
Linnaeus
List of publications on Iris; Species Plantarum laid the foundation of modern binomial nomenclature; Its date 1753 is the starting date for modern taxonomy. To view the page for Iris go to
Species Plantarum Vol. 1 p. 38. For a linked list of the Iris he knew click
here
under construction
-- Main.RPries - 2012-05-18