Scientific Theories about Race:
Carolus Linnaeus
(1707-1778)
¢Linnaeus proposed four races: Americanus, Asiaticus, Africanus, and Europeanus
¢Each race had particular traits:
lEuropeanus: white, gentle, inventive
lAsiatic: yellow, melancholy, greedy
lAmericanus: red, ill-tempered, subjugated
lAfricanus: black, impassive, lazy