The correct option is D Carolus Linnaeus
∙ Binomial nomenclature is a scientific system of naming the organisms. This was developed by Carolus Linnaeus. He is known as the 'Father of Modern Taxonomy.'
∙ In a scientific name, the first word represents the genus (generic epithet) and the second word represents the species (specific epithet).
∙ For example, the scientific name of humans is Homo sapiens, where Homo denotes the genus and sapiens denotes the species.