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Charles L. Bouton
American mathematician (1869–1922)
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Charles Leonard Bouton (April 25, 1869 – February 20, 1922) was an American mathematician.
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| Born | April 25, 1869 St. Louis |
| Died | February 20, 1922 (aged 52) Cambridge |
Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery |
| Education | Washington University in St. Louis Leipzig University |
| Occupations | mathematician, university teacher |
| Employer(s) | Washington University in St. Louis Harvard University |
| Spouse |
Mary G. Spencer (m. 1907) |
Early life and education
Charles L. Bouton was born in St. Louis, Missouri, where his father was an engineer.[1] He studied in the public schools of St. Louis. He later received a Master of Science degree from Washington University in St. Louis.[1] In 1898 he received his doctorate from Leipzig University. His Ph.D. advisor was Sophus Lie.[2]
He married Mary G. Spencer in Baltimore on June 15, 1907.[3]
Teaching
He taught at the Smith Academy, Washington University and Harvard University.[1] From 1900 to 1902 Bouton was an editor of the Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society.[1]
He died at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts on February 20, 1922.[4]
Publications
In 1902 Bouton published a solution of the game Nim.[5] This result is today viewed as the birth of combinatorial game theory.
