Who Named It?

While its name is a bit confusing, Who Named It? is an interesting free Web site that claims to be the “world’s most comprehensive dictionary of medical eponyms”. Based in Norway, but with content in English, Who Named It? aims to “present a complete survey of all medical phenomena named for a person, with a biography of that person”. While not complete (they solicit additional information from readers), it is off to a good start. At present, 6,480 eponyms relating to 2,609 individuals are listed.

The information contained here is well organized. Users can browse by person’s last name, country...