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Carl Linnaeus – Carl von Linné – The Man and His Gardens
Window on the World is the Institute's talk series which explores a range of topics on weekday afternoons.
Linnaeus is known for devising binomial plant classification, but in this talk the emphasis will be on the man as a traveller, a teacher and, most importantly, a gardener.
Over 3,000 plant species were grown at his garden in Uppsala, while his summer retreat, Hammarby, with his small ‘museum in the air’, reflected his fascination with the natural world.