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Scientists and their contribution for taxonomy.

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1. Ecosystem- A.G. Tansley, 1935
2. Biodiversity- Walter Rosen, 1985
3. Taxonomy- AP de Candolle
4. Father of Taxonomy (classical)-Aristotle
5. Father of modern taxonomy, Founder of modern systematics- Carolus Linnaeus
6. Aristotle- Historia Animalium
7. Theophrastus- Father of Botany
8. Species- John Ray (1627-1708)
9. Five kingdom classification- R.H. Whittaker (1969)
10. Three domain classification- Carl Woese (1977)
11. Seven kingdom classification- Cavalier- Smith (1987)
12. Binomial nomenclature- Carolus Linnaeus
13. John Ray- Methodus Plantarum Nova and Historia Generalis Platarum
14. Trinomial nomenclature- Huxley and Stricklandt
15. Charles Darwin- Origin of species
16. Ernst Haeckal- Cladogram
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