Homo Sapiens. Diurnus; varians cultura, loco. Europaeus albus, Asiaticus luridus, Africanus niger, Americanus rufus.
— Carl Linnaeus Early Modern

Biological taxonomy

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Context

From his 'Systema Naturae', classifying human varieties based on geography and perceived characteristics. (Note: The full controversial descriptions of each 'variety' are extensive and not easily condensed into a single 'shocking' quote, but this introductory classification is foundational to the controversy.)

Date / Period

1758 (10th edition of Systema Naturae)

Category

Shocking

Source

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus#Human_taxonomy

Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

Found in 1 providers: gemini

Method

Cross Reference

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