# When did the term “Lie group” first appear?

Does anyone know who was the first to coin the term "Lie group"?

The following thesis from 1928 suggests that the term was already in use by that time: "Systems of Two Differential Equations from the Lie-Group Standpoint"

I've also found the term in the book "Theory of functionals and of integral and integro-differential equations" by Vito Volterra from 1930.

Does anyone have any idea when the term was first used? Someone suggested that Weyl or Brauer might have been the first to use the term, but I haven't found anything.

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jeff560.tripod.com/l.html says 1891. – Qiaochu Yuan Jul 4 '11 at 14:03
I would accept that as an answer, but it's a comment ;) – David Corwin Jul 4 '11 at 15:08
It seems likely that Lovett coined the term, but if anyone finds evidence to the contrary, please let me know. – David Corwin Jul 4 '11 at 15:09
@Davidac897 Why do you say that Lovett coined the term if Qiaochu's link has a reference to a paper of Autonne using the term 6 years earlier? Another place to look is E. Cartan's thesis: books.google.com/books?id=JY8LAAAAYAAJ – Felipe Voloch Jul 4 '11 at 16:50