Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Swedish botanist and author (died 1783)

Carl Linnaeus the Younger

Swedish naturalist (1741–1783)

Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Carolus Linnaeus the Younger, Carl von Linné den yngre, or Linnaeus filius was a Swedish naturalist. His names distinguish him from his father, the pioneering taxonomist Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778).