From Aristotle to Linnaeus: the History of Taxonomy - Dave's Garden - 0 views
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Lottie Peppers on 19 Jun 17Taxonomy is the study of scientific classification, in particular the classification of living organisms according to their natural relationships. Taxonomy's first father was the philosopher Aristotle (384-322 BC), sometimes called the "father of science." It was Aristotle who first introduced the two key concepts of taxonomy as we practice it today: classification of oranisms by type and binomial definition.