Stigler's Law. "No scientific law is named after its original discoverer" (Holt, 2000, p. 60). If Stigler's Law is true, then Steven Stigler did not discover it. Stigler has stated that Robert K. Merton was the discoverer.

• Holt, Jim (2002), "Mistaken Identity Theory: Why Scientists Always Pick the Wrong Man," Lingua Franca,  March.