The person responsible for starting the taxonomic system of naming organisms is Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist who lived in the 18th century. He is often referred to as the "father of taxonomy".

Linnaeus developed a system for classifying organisms based on their shared characteristics, which is known as the binomial nomenclature. This system uses two words to name each species:

* The first word is the genus to which the species belongs.

* The second word is the specific epithet that distinguishes the species within the genus.

For example, the scientific name for humans is *Homo sapiens*. *Homo* is the genus, and *sapiens* is the specific epithet.

Linnaeus used Latin words for his binomial nomenclature. Latin was the language of science at the time and was considered a neutral language that could be understood by scientists across different countries.

His work, *Systema Naturae* (1735), laid the foundation for modern taxonomy. It established a hierarchical system for classifying organisms based on shared characteristics, which includes:

* Kingdom

* Phylum

* Class

* Order

* Family

* Genus

* Species

While Linnaeus's system has been refined and expanded over the years, it remains the basis for how we classify and name organisms today.