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Columbia Encyclopedia: Megarian School - Concise paragraph on these disputatious Hellenes, from the 2001 edition.
Catholic Encyclopedia: Megarians - Short article on the history and teachings of this school by William Turner.

Megarian school of philosophy - The Megarian school of philosophy was founded by Euclides of Megara, one of the pupils of Socrates.
Problem of the future's contingents - The problem of the future's contingents is a logical paradox first posed by Diodorus Cronus from the Megarian school of philosophy, under the name of the "dominator", and then reactualized by Aristotle in chapter 9 of De Interpretatione. It was later taken on by Leibniz.
Diodorus Cronus - Diodorus Cronus (4th century BC) was a Greek philosopher of the Megarian school. Most notable for logic innovations, in particular the paradox of future contingents, little is known of his life.
Stilpo - Stilpo (Greek: Στίλπων), Greek philosopher of the Megarian school (380-330 BC), was a contemporary of Theophrastus and Crates.
Euclid of Megara - Euclid of Megara, a Greek Socratic philosopher who lived around 400 BC, founded the Megarian school of philosophy. Editors and translators in the Middle Ages often confused him with Euclid of Alexandria when discussing the latter's Elements.