▁of ▁his ▁own ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁topic . ▁Georges ▁C uv ier ▁commented ▁on ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁Historia ▁P is ci um , ▁and ▁Carl ▁Lin na eus ▁from ▁ 1 7 3 5 ▁on wards ▁re lied ▁heavily ▁on ▁Will ugh by ▁and ▁Ray ' s ▁books ▁in ▁his ▁System a ▁Natur ae , ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁bin omial ▁nom en cl ature . ▁ ▁The ▁lack ▁of ▁physical ▁evidence , ▁together ▁with ▁Will ugh by ' s ▁early ▁death ▁and ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁his ▁books ▁by ▁Ray , ▁means ▁that ▁the ▁relative ▁contributions ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁men ▁has ▁subsequently ▁been ▁disput ed . ▁Will ugh by ' s ▁work ▁was ▁initially ▁well - reg arded , ▁but ▁Ray ' s ▁reputation ▁grew ▁as ▁time ▁passed , ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 8 , ▁the ▁English ▁botan ist ▁James ▁Edward ▁Smith ▁wrote ▁that ▁Will ugh by ' s ▁contribution ▁had ▁been ▁over st ated ▁by ▁his ▁friend , ▁who ▁gave ▁himself ▁too ▁little ▁credit . ▁The ▁opposite ▁view ▁was ▁given ▁by ▁William ▁Sw ain son , ▁who ▁felt ▁that ▁Ray ' s ▁fame ▁rest ed ▁entirely ▁on ▁that ▁of ▁his ▁patron , ▁and ▁he ▁lack ed ▁the ▁genius ▁to ▁have ▁achieved ▁anything ▁on ▁his ▁own . ▁ ▁The ▁p end ul um ▁sw ung ▁again ▁when ▁Charles ▁E . ▁R aven ▁wrote ▁his ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Ray , ▁seeing ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁senior ▁partner ▁and ▁saying ▁that ▁Will ugh by ▁had ▁" less ▁knowledge