Carl Linnaeus vs Linnaeus

Carl Linnaeus and Linnaeus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Carl Linnaeus	Yes	No	No	No
Linnaeus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Carl Linnaeus and Linnaeus are synonyms defined as:

Carl Linnaeus and Linnaeus: Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778)

Other synonyms of Carl Linnaeus include Carl von Linne, Carolus Linnaeus, Karl Linne.

Carl Linnaeus (noun)	Linnaeus (noun)
Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778)	Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778)