The ideas behind this theory had already been introduced by Hurwitz and Schur, but it was Weyl with his general character formula which took them forward.
Ang ideya sa likod ng teorya na ito ay na ay ipinakilala sa pamamagitan ng Hurwitz at Schur, ngunit ito ay Weyl sa kanyang pangkalahatang character formula na kung saan kinuha ang mga ito pasulong.