History
The Fisher information was discussed by several early statisticians, notably F. Y. Edgeworth. For example, Savage says: "In it, he was to some extent anticipated (Edgeworth 1908–9 esp. 502, 507–8, 662, 677–8, 82–5 and references he cites including Pearson and Filon 1898 )." There are a number of early historical sources and a number of reviews of this early work.
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