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(I'm just speculating here, not having any familiarity (either first-hand or hand-me-down) with any comment Linnaeus offered in explanation of comparing himself to Adam.)
(Let me put that opening disclaimer more simply. I'm just guessing. What I'm about to offer as a possible explanation, is not coming from any real knowledge of any explanation Linnaeus himself may have given; or any other real knowledge of anything an expert on Linnaeus has said.)
That being said, it seems to me there's a fairly obvious reason Linnaeus might have compared himself to Adam. Talking about ADAM, The Bible (Genesis 2:19-20 ESV) says:
[19] Now out of the ground the LORD God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. [20] The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field.
Carl Linnaeus, the 18th-century Swedish botanist and zoologist, developed the innovative and thoughtful system of naming the many reproductively, structurally, and ecologically distinct types (each of the different "species," as we now call them, thanks to CL) of plants and animals, etc.; and of placing them in a hierarchical system of classification which--with the benefit of some improvements in some of the principles by which biological beings are classified, made possible by advances in our knowledge and understanding of the diversity of forms of life--was received by scientists as a highly useful tool, and is widely used in the biological sciences to this day.
In Linnaeus' system, plants and animals were given binomial (or "two-name") names, the first name giving the genus(the second smallest group of near relations to which a given type of organism is found to belong) of which a type of organism is a reproductively (and structurally, and functionally) distinct type. The second name gives the species to which all the individual plant or animal specimins belong, as first-relations, which allows them to be given a name that so clearly identifies what they are and what they are not that, for nearly all purposes, we humans know what specific animal or plant type we're talking about when they are referred to by their genus and, especially, species names.
Linnaeus clever hiercharchical classificational (taxonomical) system makes it possible to take every living individual creature and say -- according to structural, relational, and evolutionary (many would say) principles -- first what is the largest classificational grouping into which it can knowledgeably be placed (its kingdom, be it plant, animal, or (I think?) protist); and then what successively smaller classicificational groupings it can be found to. The result is a very useful prospective understanding of where a creature type comes in on the tree which represents how closely or distantly-related different animal- or plant- or protist-types, are; how they are branched off from each other, at which point of specialization ... (speaking either of their defining structures, functional modalities, and inter-reproductive viability; or, if you assume the truth of the evolutionary theory of speciation, of the aforementioned traits and a creature-type's path of evolutionary development) ... are more or less general groupings of creatures most insightfully seen as representing alternatives, as creature-types, to their nearest relational groupings.
Apparently, whatever Linnaeus may have called himself, the parallel between the observant, thoughtful, and productive 18th-century Swede, and the First Man of the Genesis-account of the origin of the fully human being (Adam) was striking enough that "The Second Adam" was among the many complimentary sobriquets Linnaeus' eminent admirers dreamed up for him.
So, to state it bluntly (at last!), Linnaeus found himself surveying the vast diversity of distinct creature-types, and, like Adam, deciding--in his extremely compelling genus speciesformat--what they should be called. Whatever names Man/Adam may have originally chosen for the creatures that came before him, after Linnaeus (and his devoted followers), many of us, when we think in terms of a creature's proper name, think: Felis Leo,
What else can I help you with?
What is the largest taxonomic category in Linnaeus's system of classification is?
The largest taxonomic category in Linnaeus's system of classification is the kingdom.
What was the name of the book in which Linnaeus published the classification system?
The book in which Linnaeus published his classification system was called "Systema Naturae".
When was the classification system invented?
The first classification system was developed by Aristotle in ancient Greece around 350 BCE. His work laid the foundation for future classification systems, including the modern scientific classification system developed by Carl Linnaeus in the 18th century.
Did carolus linnaeus ever have a pet?
Carolus in fact did have a pet racoon. He adored his pet raccoon Sjupp, who had an affinity for "eggs, almonds, raisins, sugared cakes, sugar and fruit of every kind," who mugged students carrying such treats, and who never forgave anybody who refused him anything. But after a dog mauled the raccoon to death, Linnaeus promptly dissected it.
What the scientific name for a housefly?
The scientific name is MUSCA DOMESTICA LINNAEUS.* Musca domestica, (Linnaeus was the man who named the house fly)
What actors and actresses appeared in Die Adams - 2013?
The cast of Die Adams - 2013 includes: Bea Adam as herself Nico Adam as himself Niklas Adam as himself Jens Adam as himself
In Blink 182 Adam's songwho is Adam?
A fictional character who in the song is trying to kill himself by electrocuting himself.
What actors and actresses appeared in The Adam and Joe Show - 1996?
The cast of The Adam and Joe Show - 1996 includes: Alexis Arquette as himself Coolio as himself Frank Black as himself Nigel Buxton as BaaadDad Adam Buxton as Himself - Presenter Euros Childs as himself Edwyn Collins as himself Joe Cornish as Himself - Presenter Mike D as himself Thomas Dolby as himself Neil Hannon as himself Nick Heyward as himself Adam Horovitz as himself Ray Manzarek as himself Cerys Matthews as herself Gary Numan as himself Aled Richards as himself Zac Sandler as Football Fan Shaun Troke as Pippin Adam Yauch as himself Ahmet Zappa as himself
What actors and actresses appeared in The Adam Reposa Saga - 2012?
The cast of The Adam Reposa Saga - 2012 includes: Chad Holt as himself Adam Reposa as himself
What actors and actresses appeared in Beastieography - 1998?
The cast of Beastieography - 1998 includes: Mike D as himself Adam Horovitz as himself Adam Yauch as himself
What actors and actresses appeared in Riding Shotgun with Adam Pally - 2011?
The cast of Riding Shotgun with Adam Pally - 2011 includes: Elisha Cuthbert as herself Colin Hanks as himself Rob McElhenney as himself Adam Pally as himself Fred Savage as himself Derek Waters as himself
What is Adam Brodys religion?
Adam Brody is a Jew but does not consider himself religious.
What actors and actresses appeared in Adam and Joe Go Tokyo - 2003?
The cast of Adam and Joe Go Tokyo - 2003 includes: Adam Buxton as himself Joe Cornish as himself
What was carolus linnaeus last last name?
Linnaeus's last name was "Linnaeus." His full name was Carl Linnaeus.
What actors and actresses appeared in Adam Poulsen - 1930?
The cast of Adam Poulsen - 1930 includes: Adam Poulsen as himself
True or false the scientific view of life was more complex in linnaeus time?
True. In Linnaeus' time, around the 18th century, the scientific understanding of life was more complex compared to previous centuries. Linnaeus himself made significant contributions to the classification of organisms, laying the foundation for modern taxonomy.
Is Linnaeus single?
No, Linnaeus is not single.
