by Gunnar Broberg · Princeton University Press · tapa dura · ISBN 9780691213422
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«The Man Who Organized Nature: The Life of Linnaeus» is the biography of Carl Linnaeus by Gunnar Broberg, in hardback (512 pages, in English).
The book traces the life of Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778), father of modern taxonomy and architect of binomial nomenclature. Using diaries and correspondence, Broberg covers his childhood, the expedition to Lapland, his family, the political context, and his ideas on sexuality and religion, without hiding his difficult character.
Published by Princeton University Press on 11 July 2023, the English edition features a translation by Anna Paterson.
A work of interest for readers of the history of science, biographies of naturalists, and taxonomy.
