Occam's Razor/Historical Note

Historical Note on Occam's Razor
In the words of  himself, Occam's Razor was expressed as:
 * entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem (entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity)

or:
 * pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitate (plurality should not be posited without necessity).

He was not the first to voice this philosophy. For example, had expressed a similar philosophical position.