Von Linne is also responsible for the system of binomial nomenclature that we will use today to identify species such as pearl producing mollusks.
I am not quite certain that this is correct, however:
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Linnaeus received his Swedish title of nobility, von, because of his invention's economic potential. He sold his patent to a local merchant for the equivalent of about $3000 in 1762, but the man made no attempt to establish a Swedish pearl industry. "It was a terrible shame," said Ms Way.
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Von Linne's economic work was in botany. I believe it was for this work that he received his title of nobility. I was under the assumption that his work with pearls was a mere side-note at the time.