Question

Who first use the name systematics?

Answer 1

Linnaeus applied the word “Systematics” in the system of classification in his famous book 'Systema Naturae' published in 1735. Blackwelder and Boyden (1952) gave a definition that “systematics is the entire field dealing with the kinds of animals, their distinction, classification and evolution”.

Answer 2

Carl Linnaeus first used the name systematics