“生物学”的诞生TimelineofPre-biologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_biology_and_organic_chemistryTimelineofPre-biologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_biology_and_organic_chemistryTimelineofPre-biologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_biology_and_organic_chemistryTimelineofPre-biologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_biology_and_organic_chemistryBiologistsofPre-biology1707–1778,CarlLinnaeus(CarlvonLinné)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_LinnaeusLinnaeusenteredtheVäxjöGymnasiumin1724,wherehestudiedmainlyGreek,Hebrew,theologyandmathematics,acurriculumdesignedforboyspreparingforthepriesthood.Inthelastyearatthegymnasium,Linnaeus'fathervisitedtoasktheprofessorshowhisson'sstudieswereprogressing;tohisdismay,mostsaidthattheboywouldneverbecomeascholar.Rothmanbelievedotherwise,suggestingLinnaeuscouldhaveafutureinmedicine.ThedoctorofferedtohaveLinnaeuslivewithhisfamilyinVäxjöandtoteachhimphysiologyandbotany.Nilsacceptedthisoffer.LundUniversityandlaterUppsalaUniversity.Duringavisitwithhisparents,LinnaeustoldthemabouthisplantotraveltoLapland;Rudbeckhadmadethejourneyin1695,butthedetailedresultsofhisexplorationwerelostinafiresevenyearsafterwards.Linnaeus'hopewastofindnewplants,animalsandpossiblyvaluableminerals.InApril1732,LinnaeuswasawardedagrantfromtheRoyalSocietyofSciencesinUppsalaforhisjourney.LinnaeusbeganhisexpeditionfromUppsalainMay;hetravelledonfootandhorse,bringingwithhimhisjournal,botanicalandornithologicalmanuscriptsandsheetsofpaperforpressingplants.Hesometimesdismountedonthewaytoexamineaflowerorrockandwasparticularlyinterestedinmossesandlichens.LinnaeustravelledclockwisearoundthecoastoftheGulfofBothnia,makingmajorinlandincursionsfromUmeå,LuleåandTornio.Hereturnedfromhissix-monthlong,over2,000kilometres(1,200mi)expeditioninOctober,havinggatheredandobservedmanyplants,birdsandrocks.AlthoughLaplandwasaregionwithlimitedbiodiversity,Linnaeusdescribedabout100previouslyunidentifiedplants.ThesebecamethebasisofhisbookFloraLapponica.InFloraLapponica