Zeckendorf's Theorem/Historical Note

Historical Note on Zeckendorf's Theorem
Zeckendorf's Theorem appears to have been discovered in medieval India.

rediscovered it in $1939$, but did not actually publish it until $1972$.

had in fact published it in $1952$, and named it after at that time.

By the time published his summary of this result in $1972$ several others had been referring to it as Zeckendorf's Theorem as a result of 's article.

It is in fact a special case of a theorem by which had been published in $1922$.