Charles Paul Narcisse Moreau

Colonel Charles Paul Narcisse Moreau (14 September 1837, in Paris – 6 July 1916) was a French soldier and mathematician. He served in the artillery and as an officier of the French Legion of Honor. He introduced Moreau's necklace-counting function into mathematics, and achieved the worst result ever recorded in an international chess tournament.

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