Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778)
A)was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, and physician.
B)wrote Systema Naturae.
C)had the insight that organisms can be organized into a system hierarchical classification without having a theoretical explanation for why these patterns should exist.
D)All of the above

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All three statements are true. Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, and physician who wrote Systema Naturae, which included his hierarchical classification system for organisms. While Linnaeus did not have a theoretical explanation for why these patterns existed, his classification system is still widely used today.