Systema NaturaeCreated the classification system we use todayDomain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, speciesA species is the fundamental unit of biologyFunctional importance of taxonomyTwo major contributions: Not writing in English; write in LatinBecause no one speaks it but the educated elite know it and Binomial nomenclature (A species has two names: genus and species epithet)Nested hierarchyHe studied taxonomy because he believed God revealed himself through nature

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