The Linnaeus Museum The Linnaeus Museum The Linnaeus Museum "(Swedish:Linnémuseet)" is a biographical museum in the Linnaean Garden in Uppsala, Sweden, dedicated to the 18th century botanist Carl Linnaeus. It is run by the Swedish Linnaeus Society. The house was built by Olaus Rudbeck in 1693 and served as official residence for employees at Uppsala University from the latter part of the 17th century until 1934. Its last occupant was musician Hugo Alfvén. Between 1743 and 1778, Carl Linnaeus resided in the building, and in 1937 it was re-made into a museum of Linnaeus personal and professional life. Furniture, household items and textiles,
Carl Linnaeus the Younger the age of 42. He had inherited his father's extensive scientific collections of books, specimens, and correspondence and had worked to preserve them. In October 1784 his mother, Sara Elisabeth (1716-1806), sold the library and herbarium to the English botanist, Sir James Edward Smith (1759-1828). After his death his widow, Pleasance Smith (1773–1877), sold the collection to the Linnean Society of London. Together with his parents, Carl Linnaeus the Younger was buried in the family grave of Uppsala Cathedral. Carl Linnaeus the Younger Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Carolus Linnaeus the Younger or Carl von Linné d. y. (20 January 1741