To all,
There is an incredibly good biography of Linneaeus in the Proceedings of the
Washington Academy of Sciences, vol. 9 pp. 241-274. July 31, 1907. It is the
Linnaean Memorial Address given to celebrate the anniversary of his 200th
birthday by Edward L. Greene at the joint meeting of the Washington Academy of
Sciences, Biological Society of Washington and the Botanical Soc. of Wash. .
It gives, not only his life history but that of his grandfather and uncles and
through ALL their name changes (several). Evidently it was common in those
days to change your name as your status changed.
  I also read somewhere that Linne' was correct after his recognition as the
ending eus on a name was considered to be for a common man and once he
received eminent status the eus was dropped.
                  Carole M