1. CARL LINNAEUS Father of Classification and Taxonomy (1707-1778)

2. Carl Linnaeus – Background Born on May 23, 1707, in Sweden.

3. Carl Linnaeus – Background Born on May 23, 1707, in Sweden. His father was a gardener and a pastor.

4. Carl Linnaeus – Background Born on May 23, 1707, in Sweden. His father was a gardener and a pastor. His father taught him Latin, religion, and geography until he was seven years old.

5. Carl Linnaeus – Finding his Mission Carl showed a deep love of plants and a fascination with their names from a very early age.

6. Carl Linnaeus – Finding his Mission He attended college to study to become a doctor.

7. Learning about plants was part of learning to be a doctor. Carl Linnaeus – Finding his Mission

8. He attended college to study to become a doctor. Learning about plants was part of learning to be a doctor. He liked studying plants more than studying medicine. Carl Linnaeus – Finding his Mission

9. The Beginnings of an Organized Classification of Living Things From 1740 - 1770, Carl was sent on several journeys throughout Sweden and northern Europe to find and classify plants and animals.

10. Questions for you…. Can you find Europe on this world map? What was happening in other parts of the world in the late 1700s?

11. The Beginnings of an Organized Classification of Living Things As he collected and classified animals, plants and minerals, Carl made careful records. He published several books to share his learning.

12. Original Taxonomy of Animals 6 Categories:

13. Classification of Animals After doing a great deal of observation and recording, Carl Linnaeus sorted his findings and created a way to organize plants and a way to organize animals for others to study and to discuss them.

14. Classification of Animals After doing a great deal of observation and recording, Carl Linnaeus sorted his findings and created a way to organize plants and a way to organize animals for others to study and to discuss them. What follows are his original ideas on classifying animals.

15. Original Taxonomy of Animals 6 Categories:

16. Original Taxonomy of Animals 6 Categories: Classis 1. MAMMALIAMAMMALIA

17. Original Taxonomy of Animals 6 Categories: Classis 1. MAMMALIA (Mammals)MAMMALIA

18. Original Taxonomy of Animals 6 Categories: Classis 1. MAMMALIA (Mammals)MAMMALIA Classis 2. AVESAVES

19. Original Taxonomy of Animals 6 Categories: Classis 1. MAMMALIA (Mammals)MAMMALIA Classis 2. AVES (Birds)AVES

20. Original Taxonomy of Animals 6 Categories: Classis 1. MAMMALIA (Mammals)MAMMALIA Classis 2. AVES (Birds)AVES Classis 3. AMPHIBIAAMPHIBIA

21. Original Taxonomy of Animals 6 Categories: Classis 1. MAMMALIA (Mammals)MAMMALIA Classis 2. AVES (Birds)AVES Classis 3. AMPHIBIA (Amphibians)AMPHIBIA

22. Original Taxonomy of Animals 6 Categories: Classis 1. MAMMALIA (Mammals)MAMMALIA Classis 2. AVES (Birds)AVES Classis 3. AMPHIBIA (Amphibians)AMPHIBIA Classis 4. PISCESPISCES

23. Original Taxonomy of Animals 6 Categories: Classis 1. MAMMALIA (Mammals)MAMMALIA Classis 2. AVES (Birds)AVES Classis 3. AMPHIBIA (Amphibians)AMPHIBIA Classis 4. PISCES (Fish)PISCES

24. Original Taxonomy of Animals 6 Categories: Classis 1. MAMMALIA (Mammals)MAMMALIA Classis 2. AVES (Birds)AVES Classis 3. AMPHIBIA (Amphibians)AMPHIBIA Classis 4. PISCES (Fish)PISCES Classis 5. INSECTAINSECTA

25. Original Taxonomy of Animals 6 Categories: Classis 1. MAMMALIA (Mammals)MAMMALIA Classis 2. AVES (Birds)AVES Classis 3. AMPHIBIA (Amphibians)AMPHIBIA Classis 4. PISCES (Fish)PISCES Classis 5. INSECTA (Insects)INSECTA

26. Original Taxonomy of Animals 6 Categories: Classis 1. MAMMALIA (Mammals)MAMMALIA Classis 2. AVES (Birds)AVES Classis 3. AMPHIBIA (Amphibians)AMPHIBIA Classis 4. PISCES (Fish)PISCES Classis 5. INSECTA (Insects)INSECTA Classis 6. VERMESVERMES

27. Original Taxonomy of Animals 6 Categories: Classis 1. MAMMALIA (Mammals)MAMMALIA Classis 2. AVES (Birds)AVES Classis 3. AMPHIBIA (Amphibians)AMPHIBIA Classis 4. PISCES (Fish)PISCES Classis 5. INSECTA (Insects)INSECTA Classis 6. VERMES (Miscellaneous)VERMES

28. Carl then took the general categories of animals and broke them down into even smaller categories like this:

29. Taxonomy of Animals Kingdom

30. Taxonomy of Animals Kingdom Phylum

31. Taxonomy of Animals Kingdom Phylum Class

32. Taxonomy of Animals Kingdom Phylum Class Order

33. Taxonomy of Animals Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family

34. Taxonomy of Animals Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus

35. Taxonomy of Animals Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species

36. Taxonomy of Animals Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species (Heres a way to remember the order: Keep Pond Clean Or Frogs Get Sick)

37. Taxonomy of Animals Now lets look at how this taxonomy (organized arrangement) works with one animal you probably know. See if you can figure out the animal before you get to the species level which tells you the common name of the animal.

38. Taxonomy of Animals Kingdom – Animal Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species

39. Taxonomy of Animals Kingdom – Animal, Plant, Mineral Phylum - Vertebrate (Chordata) Class Order Family Genus Species

40. Taxonomy of Animals Kingdom – Animal, Plant, Mineral Phylum - Vertebrate (Chordata) Class - Mammalia Order Family Genus Species

41. Taxonomy of Animals Kingdom – Animal, Plant, Mineral Phylum - Vertebrate (Chordata) Class - Mammalia Order - Carnivora Family Genus Species

42. Taxonomy of Animals Kingdom – Animal, Plant, Mineral Phylum - Vertebrate (Chordata) Class - Mammalia Order - Carnivora Family - Canidae Genus Species

43. Taxonomy of Animals Kingdom – Animal, Plant, Mineral Phylum - Vertebrate (Chordata) Class - Mammalia Order - Carnivora Family - Canidae Genus - Canis Species

44. Taxonomy of Animals Kingdom – Animal, Plant, Mineral Phylum - Vertebrate (Chordata) Class - Mammalia Order - Carnivora Family - Canidae Genus - Canis Species - C. lupus (wolves and dogs)

45. Taxonomy of Animals Did you figure out that the animal was a dog? During the record portion of your lesson you will choose an animal and research to find out its full taxonomy and official name.

46. Taxonomy of Animals The official name for a wolf or dog is C. lupus.

47. Many people were greatly influenced by the work of Carl Linnaeus. Here are some of their comments:

48. Comments from other great minds: Tell him I know no greater man on earth. ~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau

49. Comments from other great minds: "With the exception of Shakespeare and Spinoza, I know no one among the no longer living who has influenced me more strongly. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

50. Carl Linnaeus was known by others, and he also was a man who knew God. The Earth's creation is the glory of God, as seen from the works of Nature by Man alone. The study of nature would reveal the Divine Order of God's creation, and it was the naturalist's task to construct a natural classification that would reveal this Order in the universe. ~ Carl Linneaus

51. What Carl Linneaus Left Behind In 1783 Carl died and Sara, his wife, inherited his lifes collections which included:

52. What Carl Linneaus Left Behind In 1783 Carl died and Sara, his wife, inherited his lifes collections which included: 14,000 plants, 3,198 insects, 1,564 shells, about 3,000 letters, and 1,600 books. And a great deal of new knowledge about plants and animals.

53. Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) His system for naming, ranking, and classifying organisms is still in wide use today, with a few changes. His ideas on classification have influenced generations of biologists during and after his own lifetime.