Commemoration of Carl Linnaeus 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 are plants, astronomical features, towns, an arboretum, a mineral and a university. By the
Linnaeus Link Project Linnaeus Link Project Linnaeus Link is an international collaboration between libraries with significant holdings of material by or relating to Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778), his students, and his legacy. The project's main aim is to provide a comprehensive online Union Catalogue of Linnaean publications, facilitating research for scholars worldwide by enabling them to identify locations of titles with a single online search and to conduct bibliographic research remotely. In taxonomic research it is still important to reference the works of Carl Linnaeus, as he was the first to classify and describe so many species of plants and animals. The Linnaeus Link