A collection of essays on the Swedish botanist and taxonomist, Carl Linnaeus, written by nine internationally distinguished scholars. The essays discuss the impact of Linnaeus and his work on the biological sciences from the perspectives of philosophy, history of science, literature and modern science. Contributors: Vernon Heywood, Jerry Stannard, David Hull, Mary Winsor, Wolf Lepenies, Lars Gustafsson, Walter Wetzels, Gunnar Broberg, and Tore Fr‰ngsmyr.