Diogenes of Sinope
The condition was first recognized in 1966 and designated Diogenes syndrome by Clark et al. The name derives from Diogenes of Sinope, an ancient Greek philosopher, a Cynic and an ultimate minimalist, who allegedly lived in a large jar in Athens. Not only did he not hoard, but he actually sought human company by venturing daily to the Agora. Therefore, this eponym is considered to be a misnomer. Other possible terms are "senile breakdown", "Plyushkin's Syndrome" (after the Gogol character), "social breakdown" and "senile squalor syndrome". Frontal lobe impairment may play a part in the causation (Orrell et al., 1989).