Comment by sideshowmel

Sounds like this guy is trying to plug his new book using sensationalism.

This episode is widely known:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Matthew

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Russel_Wallace

Stigler's law of eponymy is also relevant:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigler%27s_law_of_eponymy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_examples_of_Stigler%27...