A film about Carl Linnaeus | Natural History Museum

Carl Linnaeus made it his life's work to develop and refine a way to classify and name all life on Earth. Discover more about Carl Linnaeus and his collection:
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00:00 Who was Carl Linnaeus and what did he do?
1:20 The publication of Carl Linnaeus' book, Systema Natureae
3:08 A summary of Carl Linnaeus' work
3:33 The death of Carl Linnaeus

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