Question

The term "Bryophyta" was given by Who?

Answer 1

The term Bryophyta was first introduced by Braun (1864).

 The rank of division Bryophyta to well-defined group of plants was first given by Schimper (1879).

Answer 2

As early as 1879, the term Bryophyta was used by German bryologist Wilhelm Schimper to describe a group containing all three bryophyte clades (though at the time, hornworts were considered part of the liverworts).