Carl Linnaeus - St. Louis, Missouri
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Bust of Carl von Linné (Linnaeus) in on the Linnean House at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.
Waymark Code: WM7ZVE
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 12/30/2009
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Sculpture is a bust of Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of Binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy. The marble bust is above the main entrance to the Linnean House (large greenhouse) at the Missouri Botanical Garden.
TITLE: Carl Linnaeus
ARTIST(S): Howard Kretschmar, S., sculptor.
DATE: 1882
MEDIUM: Marble
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 64800001
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PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Linnean House
Missouri Botanical Garden
St. Louis, Missouri
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