Who helped popularize the name Afro-Asiatic languages?

The name "Afro-Asiatic languages" gained wide acceptance following the classification of African languages proposed between 1955 and 1963 by the American linguist Joseph H. Greenberg.1

Prior to this, the term "Hamito-Semitic" was commonly used, but it is now largely considered obsolete and linguistically inaccurate. While scholars in the former Soviet Union often prefer the designation "Afrasian," Greenberg's classification remains the primary driver for the widespread adoption of the term "Afro-Asiatic".1