Dear Richard, dear Harry,

my apologies !

Bernd Sahlmann

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From: "Richard Petit" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 11:37 PM
Subject: Re: Linné vs Linnaeus vs L.


> Mr. Sahlman:
>
> You may "feel" that Linnaeus is "pseudo-Latin" invented by "English
> speaking
> authors" but you obviously have not carefully read or understood the
> postings on this subject, nor do have you read, nor do you evidently know,
> anything about Linnaeus.  The father of Carolus Linnaeus was Nils Linnaeus
> (1674-1748) who had at first borne a patronymic as was customary. When he
> enrolled in university he had to add a surname of his choice.  His choice
> was Linnaeus.  His son, Carolus of natural history fame had, of course,
> the
> same surname.
>
> The first copy of "our" Linnaeus' handwriting available to me is in the
> "Album Studiosorum" in which, upon matriculating at Univ. Leyden on 3
> September 1735, he signed his name as "Carolus Linnaeus."
>
> When he was ennobled in 1761 (ante-dated to 1757) he took the name von
> Linné.
>
> You are free to use whichever name you wish but please do not accuse
> English
> speaking people of being unable to properly translate into Latin (or that
> we
> do so without reason).
>
> Dick Petit
>
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