Linnaeus vs Carl Linnaeus

Linnaeus and Carl Linnaeus both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

Linnaeus (noun)	Carl 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)