Tag: Carl von Linné

Linnaeus Hammarby – home of the latin name designator of all plants, animals and minerals

Images of Linné from one of the houses on the property.
Images of Linné from one of the houses on the property.

Carl von Linné (May 23 1707 – January 10 1778) was Carl Linnaeus name after his ennoblement. He was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist who formalized the naming system of organisms – called the binomial nomenclature. The binomial nomenclature is a latin or latinized name of the organism. It consist of two parts, the first part indicates the genus and the second part is the specific name. Carl von Linné did his work at Uppsala University.  He was in fact a multitalented and multifaceted human being as a whole and way ahead of his time. Here are some images from a recent visit to his beloved estate Hammarby. It is located a bit outside the city of Uppsala just to the north of Stockholm, the capitol of Sweden.

Linné's Hammarby main house with the entryway.
Linné’s Hammarby main house with the entryway.
Painted Lady (Lathyrus odoratus) in Carl von Linné's garden.
Painted Lady in Carl von Linné’s garden. Lathyrus odoratus – was the name given to this plant by Linné in 1753.
I believe this is a plant named Dianthus carthusianorum L. or in English - Carthusian Pink, Clusterhead.
I believe this is a plant named Dianthus carthusianorum L. or in English – Carthusian Pink, Clusterhead.
This is a house added to the property in the 1800's for keeping a soldier on the estate. This was an old tradition dating back to the 1500’s. It required all farms to house and feed a soldier to provide the military with soldiers.
This is a house added to the property in the 1800’s for keeping a soldier on the estate. This was an old tradition dating back to the 1500’s. It required all farms to house and feed a soldier to provide the military with soldiers.
Vegetables being grown at the soldier house.
Vegetables being grown at the soldier house.
Linné liked beer, thus he had a hop garden on the property, this is a recent recreation of that hop garden. The name designated to hops by Linné was "Humulus lupulus".
Linné liked beer, thus he had a hop garden on the property, this is a recent recreation of that hop garden. The name designated to hops by Linné was “Humulus lupulus”.
Cheers from Linné's hop garden! Long live Humulus lupulus!
Cheers from Linné’s hop garden! Long live Humulus lupulus!