Råshult Explained

Råshult is a village just north of Älmhult in Kronoberg County, Småland, Sweden. It is notable as the birthplace of the seminal biologist and "father of modern taxonomy",[1] Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778). In Råshult there is also a memorial to him.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Charles Calisher. Calisher. CH. Taxonomy: what's in a name? Doesn't a rose by any other name smell as sweet? . Croatian Medical Journal . 2007 . 48. 2. 268–270. 17436393. 2080517.
  2. Book: Wilfrid Blunt. Wilfrid Jasper Walter Blunt. The Compleat Naturalist: A Life of Linnaeus. 2001. Frances Lincoln Publishers. 978-0-7112-1841-3. 14.

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