A LINNAEAN CHRONOLOGY

1707    Carl (Nilsson) Linnaeus born on May 23 in Råshult, Småland. He comes from a family of clergymen in the village of Stenbrohult, some miles Southeast of Växjö in the Province of Småland.

1725    Örtaboken, Linnaeus writes his earliest manuscript, sometimes referred to as ‘The Linnaeus Code’

1727    Studies medicine in Lund

1728    Moves to Uppsala and continues his studies in medicine

1729    Writes his first academic paper, Præludia sponsaliorum plantarum ("On the prelude to the wedding of plants").

1732    Sent to Lapland on a research journey by the Royal Academy of Sciences. Writes Iter Lapponicum.

1734    Exploration in Dalarna, where he meets his future bride, Sara Elisabeth Moræaus. Writes Iter Darlecarlicum.  

1735    Publishes the first edition of Systema Naturæ—his famous work classifying the natural world and including the sexual system of botanical classification. Goes to Harderwijk, Holland, where he defends his doctoral thesis, on malaria. Travels to Denmark and Germany. Lives and works for three years in Holland, France and England. Linnaeus corresponds extensively with scientists throughout the world. Until his death in 1778, Linnaeus receives more than 3000 letters from Europe, America, Asia and Africa from natural scientists and disciples sent out by him on expeditions throughout the world. All in all Linnaeus has more than 600 correspondents, being 95% of the letters either in Swedish or Latin.

1738    Returns to Sweden. Practices medicine in Stockholm.

1739    Founder member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm and its first President. Marries Sara Moræaus.

1741    Professor of Medicine at Uppsala University. Travels during the year to Gotland and Öland, commissioned by the parliament, to explore natural resources. Linnaeus' first child, also called Carl, is born. Linnaeus becomes popular as a teacher and his biological explorations in the surroundings of Uppsala attract many students. He improves the existing botanical garden in Uppsala, creating one of the foremost gardens in the world. There, he begins his botanical andzoological teachings (for he also kept animals in the garden).

1744    Linnaeus becomes Secretary of the Academy of Sciences in Uppsala

1746    Västergötland Journey

1749    Skåne Journey

1750    Rector of Uppsala University (until 1772)

1753    Species plantarum, includes his system for giving Latin names to plants. Internationally agreed as the starting point of modern botanical nomenclature.

1757    Ennobled. Linnaeus made a nobleman for his contributions to the nation and to science. He takes the name Carl von Linné.

1758    Tenth edition of Systema Naturae presents his system for giving Latin names to animals, i.e., the first application of binomial taxonomy in zoology, which establishes a new system for biological classification. Internationally accepted as the starting point of modern zoological nomenclature.

1768    Publishes the final edition of Systema Naturæ, in which the binary naming system is for the first time applied to all known living things.

1778    Linnaeus dies.

1784    Linnaean collections sold to England. Today housed in the Linnaean Society in London.

1806    Publication of A General System of Nature: Through the Three Grand Kingdoms of Animals, Vegetables, and Minerals; Systematically Divided into Their Several Classes, Orders, Genera, Species, and Varieties, with Their Habitations, Manners, Economy, Structure, and Peculiarities (London: Printed for Lackington, Allen and Co., Temple of the Muses, Finsbury-Square). 

2007    In the Spirit of Linnaeus: The Tercentenary Lectures on Science and Art, by Mariano Akerman, Researcher and Lecturer, Manila, 11 January – 22 February 2007.

A Linnaean Chronology. The Linnaeus-Manila Program. Carl Nilsson Linnaeus / Carolus Linnaeus / Carl von Linné. 1707-1778. Tercentenary Celebrations in Manila, Philippines. Education. Science and art. Biology, botany, zoology, naming, taxonomy, classification. Research and compilation by Mariano Akerman (Akermariano), Buenos Aires and Manila, 2006-2007.

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