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Which three kingdoms of nature did Carolus Linnaeus include in the first Systema Naturae?
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Carolus Linnaeus
Carolus Linnaeus, engraving from Robert John Thornton's The Temple of Flora (1807).
In his 1735 publication Systema Naturae, Carolus Linnaeus classified the natural world into three distinct kingdoms:1
- Stones (minerals)1
- Plants1
- Animals1
This hierarchical taxonomy organized these kingdoms into further subdivisions, including classes, orders, genera, species, and varieties, establishing a foundational system for biological classification.1