Commemoration of Carl Linnaeus end of his life in 1778, Carl Linnaeus had become one of the most acclaimed scientists in Europe, the first civilian in Sweden to be dubbed a knight of the Order of the Polar Star (1753) and ennobled as Carl von Linné (1761). The Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote during Linnaeus' lifetime: "I know no greater man on earth." The German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe would later write: "With the exception of Shakespeare and Spinoza, I know no one among the no longer living who has influenced me more strongly." Swedish author August Strindberg wrote: "Linnaeus was in reality
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