how was he involved in human taxonomy?
During his time at Hartekamp, he examined several monkeys and noted similarities between them and man. So he was the first to include humans taxonomically grouped with apes
Carl Linnaeus
During his time at Hartekamp, he had the opportunity to examine several monkeys and noted similarities between them and man.
who was the swedish scientist who developed a naming system based on organisms observable traits Carl Linnaeus where was he born ? In the village of Råshult in Småland, Sweden what educational qualification he held ? Medicine, botany
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Carl Linnaeus [SEP] Human taxonomy
Linnaeus's system of taxonomy was especially noted as the first to include humans ("Homo") taxonomically grouped with apes ("Simia"), under the header of "Anthropomorpha". German biologist Ernst Haeckel speaking in 1907 noted this as the "most important sign of Linnaeus's genius". Linnaeus classified humans among the primates beginning with the first edition of "". During his time at Hartekamp, he had the opportunity to examine several monkeys and noted similarities between them and man. He pointed out both species basically have the same anatomy; except for speech, he found no other differences. Thus he placed man and monkeys under the same category, "Anthropomorpha", meaning "manlike." This classification received criticism from other biologists such as Johan Gottschalk Wallerius, Jacob Theodor Klein and Johann Georg Gmelin on the ground that it is illogical to describe man as human-like.