Theophrastus (371-287 BC):
- He is often called as the “Father of botany“
- His work: Enquiry into plants (Historia Plantarum)
- He is also known as “Father of ancient plant taxonomy”
Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778):
- He was also k/a Carl Von Linne
- He formalized the Binomial Nomenclature
- He is known as “Father of modern taxonomy”.
- His work: Species plantarum, Systema Naturae, Hortus cliffortianus & Genera Plantarum.
Aristotle (384-322 BC):
- He is regarded as: father of biology and zoology
John Ray (1627–1705):
- He coined the term species. It is a basic unit of classification.
Ernst Mayr (1904-2004):
- He is called as “The Darwin of the 20th century”
- He also pioneered the definition of a biological species.