# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3228
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64548 "2019-03-07T18:20:06Z")
Famous biologists/botanists: 1. Luther Burbank 2. Carl Linnaeus 3. Gregor Mendel 4. Charles Darwin 5. Carl Linnaeus “father of modern taxonomy” ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64549 "2019-03-07T18:25:53Z")
Sorry, **Knowed** — #5 is a repeat of #2 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64550 "2019-03-07T18:30:38Z")
Famous biologists/botanists: 1. Luther Burbank 2. Carl Linnaeus 3. Gregor Mendel 4. Charles Darwin 5. Beatrix Potter (Replacing repeat of Carl Linnaeus. And yes, it’s the Beatrix Potter who also wrote Peter Rabbit.) ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64551 "2019-03-07T18:35:51Z")
Famous biologists/botanists: 1. Luther Burbank 2. Carl Linnaeus 3. Gregor Mendel 4. Charles Darwin 5. Beatrix Potter 6. George Washington Carver ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64552 "2019-03-07T20:23:42Z")
Famous biologists/botanists: 1. Luther Burbank 2. Carl Linnaeus 3. Gregor Mendel 4. Charles Darwin 5. Beatrix Potter 6. George Washington Carver 7. Leonardo da Vinci ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64553 "2019-03-07T21:18:29Z")
Famous biologists/botanists: 1. Luther Burbank 2. Carl Linnaeus 3. Gregor Mendel 4. Charles Darwin 5. Beatrix Potter 6. George Washington Carver 7. Leonardo da Vinci 8. James Watson ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64554 "2019-03-07T22:04:59Z")
Famous biologists/botanists: 1. Luther Burbank 2. Carl Linnaeus 3. Gregor Mendel 4. Charles Darwin 5. Beatrix Potter 6. George Washington Carver 7. Leonardo da Vinci 8. James Watson 9. Francis Crick ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64555 "2019-03-07T22:56:03Z")
Famous biologists/botanists: 1. Luther Burbank 2. Carl Linnaeus 3. Gregor Mendel 4. Charles Darwin 5. Beatrix Potter 6. George Washington Carver 7. Leonardo da Vinci 8. James Watson 9. Francis Crick 10. [Antonie van Leeuwenhoek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonie_van_Leeuwenhoek) I remember learning in elementary school about Leeuwenhoek’s breakthroughs in microbiology. For whatever reason, his first name back then was always rendered as “Anton”, never “Antonie”. Not even in encyclopedias and other not-necessarily-for-kids fare. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64556 "2019-03-07T22:58:02Z")
Famous biologists/botanists: 1. Luther Burbank 2. Carl Linnaeus 3. Gregor Mendel 4. Charles Darwin 5. Beatrix Potter 6. George Washington Carver 7. Leonardo da Vinci 8. James Watson 9. Francis Crick 10. [Antonie van Leeuwenhoek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonie_van_Leeuwenhoek) 11. Louis Pasteur ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64557 "2019-03-08T00:24:07Z")
Famous biologists/botanists: 1. Luther Burbank 2. Carl Linnaeus 3. Gregor Mendel 4. Charles Darwin 5. Beatrix Potter 6. George Washington Carver 7. Leonardo da Vinci 8. James Watson 9. Francis Crick 10. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 11. Louis Pasteur 12. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck An early proponent of evolution, although not as well-known as Darwin: [Jean-Baptiste Lamarck - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Lamarck) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64558 "2019-03-08T03:46:54Z")
Famous biologists/botanists: 1. Luther Burbank 2. Carl Linnaeus 3. Gregor Mendel 4. Charles Darwin 5. Beatrix Potter 6. George Washington Carver 7. Leonardo da Vinci 8. James Watson 9. Francis Crick 10. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 11. Louis Pasteur 12. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck 13. Joseph Dalton Hooker I’ll pass. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64559 "2019-03-08T03:51:54Z")
Famous biologists/botanists: 1. Luther Burbank 2. Carl Linnaeus 3. Gregor Mendel 4. Charles Darwin 5. Beatrix Potter 6. George Washington Carver 7. Leonardo da Vinci 8. James Watson 9. Francis Crick 10. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 11. Louis Pasteur 12. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck 13. Sir Joseph Banks > **[Joseph Banks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Banks)** > > Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, FRS (24 February \[O.S. 13 February\] 1743 – 19 June 1820) was an English naturalist, botanist, and patron of the natural sciences. > Banks made his name on the 1766 natural-history expedition to Newfoundland and Labrador. He took part in Captain James Cook's first great voyage (1768–1771), visiting Brazil, Tahiti, and after 6 months in New Zealand, Australia, returning to immediate fame. He held the position of president of the Royal Society for over 41 years.... New: Cities or countries: old names, current names 1. Edo, Tokyo ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64560 "2019-03-08T04:06:57Z")
Cities or countries: old names, current names 1. Edo, Tokyo 2. Leningrad, St Petersburg ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64561 "2019-03-08T05:16:47Z")
Cities or countries: old names, current names 1. Edo, Tokyo 2. Leningrad, St Petersburg 3. Cleaveland, Cleveland ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64562 "2019-03-08T07:58:14Z")
Cities or countries: old names, current names 1. Edo, Tokyo 2. Leningrad, St Petersburg 3. Cleaveland, Cleveland 4. Berlin, Kitchener City in Ontario, Canada, that changed its name during WWI. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64563 "2019-03-08T11:49:57Z")
Cities or countries: old names, current names 1. Edo, Tokyo 2. Leningrad, St Petersburg 3. Cleaveland, Cleveland 4. Berlin, Kitchener 5. Abyssinia, Ethiopia ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64564 "2019-03-08T12:43:22Z")
Cities or countries: old names, current names 1. Edo, Tokyo 2. Leningrad, St Petersburg 3. Cleaveland, Cleveland 4. Berlin, Kitchener 5. Abyssinia, Ethiopia 6. Hot Springs, Truth or Consequences, NM ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64565 "2019-03-08T13:12:56Z")
Cities or countries: old names, current names 1. Edo, Tokyo 2. Leningrad, St Petersburg 3. Cleaveland, Cleveland 4. Berlin, Kitchener 5. Abyssinia, Ethiopia 6. Hot Springs, Truth or Consequences, NM 7. Burma, Myanmar ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64566 "2019-03-08T14:18:08Z")
Cities or countries: old names, current names 1. Edo, Tokyo 2. Leningrad, St Petersburg 3. Cleaveland, Cleveland 4. Berlin, Kitchener 5. Abyssinia, Ethiopia 6. Hot Springs, Truth or Consequences, NM 7. Burma, Myanmar 8. Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64567 "2019-03-08T15:04:17Z")
Cities or countries: old names, current names 1. Edo, Tokyo 2. Leningrad, St Petersburg 3. Cleaveland, Cleveland 4. Berlin, Kitchener 5. Abyssinia, Ethiopia 6. Hot Springs, Truth or Consequences, NM 7. Burma, Myanmar 8. Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City 9. Trimountaine, Boston [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3227) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3229)