About Charles L. Bouton
Lived 1869 – 1922 (aged 52). Charles L. Bouton was an American mathematician and university teacher.
Charles Leonard Bouton (April 25, 1869 – February 20, 1922) was an American mathematician.
Early life and education Charles L. Bouton was born in St. Louis, Missouri, where his father was an engineer. He studied in the public schools of St. Louis. He later received a Master of Science degree from Washington University in St. Louis.
He married Mary G. Spencer in Baltimore on June 15, 1907.
Teaching He taught at the Smith Academy, Washington University and Harvard University.
Publications In 1902 Bouton published a solution of the game Nim. This result is today viewed as the birth of combinatorial game theory.
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American mathematician (1869–1922)
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Charles L. Bouton was born on 25 April 1869 in St. Louis.
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Charles L. Bouton died on 20 February 1922 in Cambridge.
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