Commemoration of Carl Linnaeus

"[1] 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.

[2] Among other compliments, Linnaeus has been called the "Flower King",[3][e 1] Princeps botanicorum (Prince of Botanists), "The Pliny of the North," and "The Second Adam".

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh holds a monument to Linnaeus[e 2] designed in 1778 by the noted Scottish architect Robert Adam.

During that year a documentary titled Expedition Linné was produced, which was intended to increase public understanding of and respect for nature.

[13][e 3] In 1830, the London Pharmaceutical Society produced a Linnaeus medal by William Wyon featuring Panacea on the back.

[14] The Linnean Society of New South Wales awards a bursary to assist botany, zoology or geology students at the University of Sydney.

The Chelonian Research Foundation manages a financial endowment called the Linnaeus Fund, named in his honor for being the first turtle taxonomist.

Starting in 1978, in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the death of Linnaeus, the Bicentenary Medal of the Linnean Society has been awarded in recognition of work done by a biologist under the age of forty.

They were cast in silver, for those "internationally recognised for their contribution to our understanding of the natural world, particularly at the higher, organisational levels" and "outstanding and effective popularisers, particularly of the broad concepts of evolution and the importance of biodiversity" and bronze for "Fellows of the Society in recognition for their assistance and work.

[9] In 1986, a new 100 kronor bill was introduced featuring a portrait of Linnaeus, drawings of pollinating plants from his Praeludia Sponsaliorum Plantarum, a sketch of the Linnaean Garden and a quote, often described as Linnaeus' motto, from Philosophia Botanica which reads "OMNIA MIRARI ETIAM TRITISSIMA": Find wonder in all things, even the most commonplace.

[23] There is a Linnaean Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, given that name in honor of the botanist in 1850 because Harvard University's Botanic Garden was located there.

[24] The Australian National University campus in Canberra has a road named Linnaeus Way, which runs past several biology buildings.