Biologists study living organisms, such as plants and animals. One famous biologist who has helped with scientific advancements we learn about today is Carolus Linnaeus. Carolus Linnaeus was a botanist, zoologist, and taxonomist primarily known for inventing binomial nomenclature (McCarthy). He is also one of the founders of ecology and helped find the relationship between living organisms and their environment (“Carolus 2”). This paper encompasses all aspects of Linnaeus’s life, including his personal life, education, his invention of binomial nomenclature, and other awards/accomplishments. Carolus Linnaeus was born on May 23, 1707 in Smaland, Sweden. His father was a pastor with a love for plants and gardening (“Carl”). The Linnaeus family was poor and faced many financial struggles. Later on in life, Carolus married a young woman named Sara Elisabeth. Together they had seven children, two of which passed …show more content…
Mr. Linnaeus attended University of Lund in 1727 to study medicine before transferring to the University of Uppsala, one of the most prestigious colleges at the time. Carl then took a bit of a sabbatical by going on two botanical and ethnographical expeditions throughout Sweden in 1731 and 1735. Carl’s father was a botanist and also the first of many inspirations. Linnaeus practiced medicine and specialized in treating syphilis before becoming a professor of botany in Uppsala. He also attended University of Leiden in later years to further his education (“Carl”). Linnaeus went on other expeditions in Lapland, Scandinavia, Netherlands, and other parts of Europe to find and study new plants (McCarthy). The idea of naming animals and plants in a special way occurred when his students were asked to identify plants consumed by different cattle (“Carolus 1”). The unique naming of plants and animals by Linnaeus was called binomial
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz was born in Motier, Switzerland on May 28, 1807. Born the son of a Protestant pastor, Louis Agassiz was raised in a religious environment but clearly possessed a deep interest in natural history and science. “I spent most of the time I could spare…in hunting the neighboring woods and meadows for birds, insects, and land and fresh water shells” (Lurie 9). Throughout his childhood and adolescence, his curiosities about nature and its origins drove him to become a prominent figure in natural history, zoology, and ichthyology.
Emperor Justinian is identified as one of the greatest Caesars to ever rule in Europe during his reign from 527-565, during this he succeeded in reviving Roman Authority throughout his growing Byzantium Empire . As Emperor of the Byzantium Empire in the sixth and seventh century he conquered many parts of Europe restoring the control of the Roman Authority once again if only for a while . This essay will point out the extent in which Justinian succeeded Roman Authority. Although many depictions that can be argued, closer examination can be shown that through huge military successes, Architectural activities that changed the Empires value and enhanced Constantinople as the centre of the Christian World, and the legal work of the ‘Code of Justinian’ helped Justinian to revive Roman Authority. In the seventh century saw the collapse of the Byzantium Empire, which was defeated and taken over by the Ottoman-Turk Empire from the East of Constantinople. This Essay will access the reasons for decline of such a powerful empire, hit with the ‘Justinian Plague’ and eventually deteriorating after Justinian death . This saw the end to any last element of any Roman Authority in Europe.
Gregor Mendel was born into a German family, as a young man Mendel worked as a gardener and studied beekeeping. In his later life Mendel gained his fame as the founder of the modern science of genetics. The research that was his claim to fame was his pea plant experiment. Mendel looked at seven different characteristics of the pea plants. For example with seed colors when he bred a yellow pea and green pea together their offspring plant was always yellow. Though, in the next generation of plants, the green peas reemerged at a 1:3 ratio. To explain what he had discovered, Mendel put together the terms “recessive” and “dominant” in reference to specific traits. Such as, in the previous example the green peas were recessive and the yellow peas
Around that time, people noticed that there were different types of humans in different parts of the world. There were several attempts to classify the various types of humans, but such classifications were generally extremely ethnocentric, and included ideas that have been proved incorrect. For a time people believed that creatures like Dr. Moreau's Beast People could and did exist in the world; explorers told fantastic tales of humans with the heads of dogs, or mermaids, or islands populated by only humans of only one gender. In the seventeenth century John Ray coined the term "species," but he believed that none of the species had changed since the day of creation. Linnaeus, who invented the system of binomial nomenclature used today to classify different species, was also a creationist.
The ancient Romans are known for placing value in a virtue called gravitas. To possess this virtue, a Roman must be disciplined and obedient, be physically strong, and be loyal to Rome. The Romans also valued empirical reasoning and logic over decisions based on emotions. In addition to these moral and physical standards for men, the Romans also stressed the importance of social standing. Money and power, especially political power, were coveted by all Romans. In the eyes of the Romans, a model man would possess great wealth, hold a significant position in the government or military, and have a strong mind and body. The great Roman poet Catullus defied these expectations for a Roman man in almost every sense, challenging the values and mindset
Charles Darwin (Scientist, Naturalist, Biologist) – His full name is Charles Robert Darwin. He is an English geologist and naturalist, who was best
Charles Robert Darwin was an English naturalist who was born in Shrewsbury, England on February 12, 1809. He was the second youngest of six children. Before Charles Darwin, there were many scientists throughout his family. His father, Dr. Robert Darwin, was a medical doctor, and his grandfather, Dr. Erasmus Darwin, was a well-known botanist. Darwin’s mother, Susannah Darwin, died when he was only eight years old. Darwin was a child that came from wealth and privilege and who loved to explore nature. In October 1825 at age sixteen, Darwin enrolled at Edinburgh University with his brother Erasmus. Two years later, Charles became a student at Christ’s College in Cambridge. His father wanted him to become a medical doctor, as he was, but since the sight of blood made Darwin nauseous, he refused. His father also proposed that he become a priest, but since Charles was far more interested in natural history, he had other ideas in mind (Dao, 2009)
Cedric's was a black young male that lived in a ghetto neighborhood. He was a low income young male. Cedric's main goal is to make it all the way to college. The school he attended to was a really bad school.
Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection explains the general laws by which any given species transforms into other varieties and species. Darwin extends the application of his theory to the entire hierarchy of classification and states that all forms of life have descended from one incredibly remote ancestor. The process of natural selection entails the divergence of character of specific varieties and the subsequent classification of once-related living forms as distinct entities on one or many levels of classification. The process occurs as a species varies slightly over the course of numerous generations. Through inheritance, natural selection preserves each variation that proves advantageous to that species in its present circumstances of living, which include its interaction with closely related species in the “struggle for existence” (Darwin 62).
Chapter two consists of Darwin continuing his studies. He talks about variation in the natural world compared to the domesticated species. He defines species variation and says that every naturalist has a different idea of the definition. He explains to the reader that linking other species together by characteristics of variation is challenging because some are so similar but vary in other ways. Environmental conditions could be effecting the variation. Climate, temperature, the separation of the animals could transform them. The species changes over time and have chi...
George showed a strong passion for knowledge and interest in plants. As a young boy, he became known as the “plant doctor”. He was
Gregor Mendel was born a peasant in Austria, in 1822. His father taught him the
Darwin’s observations from the islands made him want to come up with some explanation to why this occurred. He began to do research of each the species that had lived on these islands and observe all of the characteristics that had. He noticed that the islands h...
The first to begin classifying all of the living things is Aristotle, Greece, 384-322 BC. The terms that he found out "invertebrates" and "vertebrates “ are still commonly using now. Aristotle’s student Theophrastus carries Aristotle thought, he wrote a classification of 480 plants call “ Historia Plantarum.” Again, several plant groups currently still recognized can be traced back to Theophrastus, such as Cornus, Crocus, and Narcissus. The next major turn-of-the-millennia era taxonomist came in the form of Pliny the Elder, Rome, 23-79 AD. His elaborate 160-volume work Naturalis Historia described many plants, and even gave many of them ...
He believed that the creation of new species was possible, but that it was limited. Overall what Linnaeus did was put every object and human in a certain class. He classified systems of the natural world and standardized the naming of species and put them in order depending on their characteristics with one another. The assumptions he leads this, too, is that god has something to do with him classifying things. Classifying things put everything in a hierarchy chart and that makes it seem like we are putting things high to low, like what is most valuable and this is problematic because, like I said before, other organism like people of color and or animals don’t have a voice and they are just being defined by how they look, how they came to be, etc. Everyone should have a voice and be able to speak up about how they feel. Some might not want to be classified as they are, but as long as it is not hurting them or any other group it should be acceptable. It should be accepted if they agree because classification can be bias, inaccurate, and unfair.