Stigler's law of eponymy

Summary

Stigler's law of eponymy is an empirical law^[1]. It draws 184 Wikipedia views per month (empirical_law category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• Stigler's law of eponymy is credited with the discovery of Robert K. Merton^[3].
• Stigler's law of eponymy is credited with the discovery of Stephen Stigler^[4].
• Stigler's law of eponymy's instance of is recorded as empirical law^[5].
• Stephen Stigler is named after Stigler's law of eponymy^[6].
• Stigler's law of eponymy's depicts is recorded as misnomer^[7].
• Stigler's law of eponymy's part of is recorded as history of science^[8].
• Stigler's law of eponymy's part of is recorded as sociology of science^[9].
• Stigler's law of eponymy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/032l1x^[10].
• Stigler's law of eponymy's facet of is recorded as scientific priority^[11].
• Stigler's law of eponymy's has contributing factor is recorded as multiple discovery^[12].
• Stigler's law of eponymy's BBC Things ID is recorded as 6059c39d-21bb-455a-b0f3-cf84edfc6b67^[13].
• Stigler's law of eponymy's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["PhysicalEffect", "StiglersLawOfEponymy"]^[14].
• Stigler's law of eponymy's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2781285651^[15].
• Stigler's law of eponymy's Lex ID is recorded as misonomiens_lov^[16].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Robert K. Merton^[3], a sociologist^[17], 1910–2003^[18], of United States^[19], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[20], specialised in sociology^[21] and Stephen Stigler^[4], a statistician^[22], b. 1941^[23], of United States^[24], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[25], specialised in history of statistics^[26].

Why It Matters

Stigler's law of eponymy draws 184 Wikipedia views per month (empirical_law category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]