Five Kingdom Classification was proposed by

E. Haeckel

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Linnaeus

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R. H. Whittaker (1959)

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R. H. Whittaker (1969)

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The correct option is D R. H. Whittaker (1969)
Five Kingdom Classification

According to the Five Kingdom Classification, the organisms are categorised under any of the five kingdoms namely Monera, Protista, Plantae, Fungi and Animalia.

R. H. Whittaker

R. H. Whittaker was an American taxonomist who proposed the Five Kingdom system of Classification in 1969. Whittaker's five kingdom classification is followed till today.

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