How Many Men Have Become Books?

Or, more specifically, how many authors have become eponyms for their
books--or perhaps a genre of books?

These come immediately to my mind:

Bartlett's (Quotations)
Webster's (Dictionary)
Fowler's (Modern English Usage)
Gray's (Anatomy)
Black's (Law Dictionary)
Roget's (Thesaurus)
Strunk & White (Elements of Style)


Those are familiar examples. In the law, there are many, many treatises
that have taken on their author's names (even when, as above, the authors
are long dead):

Prosser (on Torts)
Williston (on Contracts)
Corbin (on Contracts)
Nimmer (on Copyright)
etc.


I guess for book collectors and bibliographers, we're used to referring to
important reference works by the author's name, as well:

Wing (Short Title Catalog)
Parsons (Early Catholic Americana)
etc.


Any other examples?



William M. Klimon
http://www.gateofbliss.com

Liddell and Scott's Greek dictionary

In a back-handed sense, perhaps Bowdler

--Mike

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Or, more specifically, how many authors have become eponyms for their
books--or perhaps a genre of books?


I guess for book collectors and bibliographers, we're used to referring to
important reference works by the author's name, as well:

Wing (Short Title Catalog)
Parsons (Early Catholic Americana)
etc.


Among the more recent, let's not forget McBride's. (Or doesn't it count,
because it doesn't include his name in the title -- yet?)

Alice
--
Book collecting terms illustrated. Occasional books for sale.
http://www.mywingsbooks.com/

William M. Klimon wrote:
Or, more specifically, how many authors have become eponyms for their
books--or perhaps a genre of books?

These come immediately to my mind:

Bartlett's (Quotations)
Webster's (Dictionary)
Fowler's (Modern English Usage)
Gray's (Anatomy)
Black's (Law Dictionary)
Roget's (Thesaurus)
Strunk & White (Elements of Style)


Those are familiar examples. In the law, there are many, many treatises
that have taken on their author's names (even when, as above, the authors
are long dead):

Prosser (on Torts)
Williston (on Contracts)
Corbin (on Contracts)
Nimmer (on Copyright)
etc.


I guess for book collectors and bibliographers, we're used to referring to
important reference works by the author's name, as well:

Wing (Short Title Catalog)
Parsons (Early Catholic Americana)
etc.


Any other examples?



William M. Klimon
http://www.gateofbliss.com



In the legal area, Wigmore on Evidence is one of the big ones.


Francis A. Miniter

Or, more specifically, how many authors have become eponyms for their
books--or perhaps a genre of books?

These come immediately to my mind:

Bartlett's (Quotations)
Webster's (Dictionary)
Fowler's (Modern English Usage)
Gray's (Anatomy)
Black's (Law Dictionary)
Roget's (Thesaurus)
Strunk & White (Elements of Style)

Don't forget Jane (of Fighting Ships fame).

William M. Klimon wrote:
Or, more specifically, how many authors have become eponyms for their
books--or perhaps a genre of books?

These come immediately to my mind:

Bartlett's (Quotations)
Webster's (Dictionary)
Fowler's (Modern English Usage)
Gray's (Anatomy)
Black's (Law Dictionary)
Roget's (Thesaurus)
Strunk & White (Elements of Style)

Prosser (on Torts)
Williston (on Contracts)
Corbin (on Contracts)
Nimmer (on Copyright)
etc.

Wing (Short Title Catalog)
Parsons (Early Catholic Americana)
etc.


Any other examples?

Baedeker
Funk & Wagnall's
Brewer's (Dictionary of Phrase & Fable)
Bulfinch's (Mythology)

And some examples one might debate--almost seem to fit, but perhaps not
quite:
Plutarch('s Lives)
Vasari('s Lives)
Bede('s History)
Aesop('s Fables)

--Jon Meyers

Then there's Ahearn's :-)



On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 15:29:21 -0400, "William M. Klimon"
wrote:

Or, more specifically, how many authors have become eponyms for their
books--or perhaps a genre of books?

These come immediately to my mind:

Bartlett's (Quotations)
Webster's (Dictionary)
Fowler's (Modern English Usage)
Gray's (Anatomy)
Black's (Law Dictionary)
Roget's (Thesaurus)
Strunk & White (Elements of Style)

William M. Klimon wrote:

Those are familiar examples. In the law, there are many, many treatises
that have taken on their author's names (even when, as above, the authors
are long dead):

Prosser (on Torts)
Williston (on Contracts)
Corbin (on Contracts)
Nimmer (on Copyright)
etc.

a whole list of law commentaries [and more by another poster in a
followup], and no mention of Blackstone?

chiwito

Bill Klimon wrote:
Or, more specifically, how many authors have become eponyms for their
books--or perhaps a genre of books?

McKerrow (Bibliography)
Edith Diehl (Bookbinding)
Theodore DeVinne (Printing)

Bill Klimon wrote:
I guess for book collectors and bibliographers, we're used to referring
to important reference works by the author's name, as well:.....any
other examples?

Allibone's Dictionary of Authors
Lowndes Bibliographers Manual
Fleeman's Bibliography (Samuel Johnson)


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William M. Klimon wrote:

Any other examples?

A few more thoughts...

Robert's Rules of Order
Goren's (Bridge)
Grove (Dictionary of Music and Musicians)

And depending on whether & how you want to limit the type of book:
Kelley (Blue Book), Ripley's, Zagat's, Michelin, Frommer's, Thomas...


--Jon Meyers