Commemoration of Carl Linnaeus him. These include: Asteroid 7412 Linnaeus was named in his honor. Other examples are: Commemoration of Carl Linnaeus Commemoration of Carl Linnaeus has been ongoing for over two centuries. Celebrated for his scientific work, Linnaeus was knighted and granted nobility (as "Carl von Linné") in life. After his death, he has been featured in sculpture, on postage stamps and banknotes, as well as by a medal from the eponymous Linnean Society of London. Several notable people have the given names Linnaeus/Linné (usually for boys) or Linnea/Linnéa (highly popular for girls born in Scandinavia). Among other things named in his honor
Samuel Linnaeus succeeded his father (died 1748) as a priest in Stenbrohult. He has published about beekeeping. Samuel Linnaeus Samuel Linnaeus, born in 1718 in , died in 1797, he was Carl Linnaeus' younger brother. Linnaeus became a student at the University of Lund in 1738, but moved in 1742 to Uppsala, where his brother Carl year before had become a professor. Samuel researched in the Palmskiöldska collection. The following year he moved back to Lund, where he was November 30, 1743 and December 10, 1744 PhD at Sven Lagerbring on the topographic dissertation De Wexionia ("If Vaxjo"), which contains a detailed