From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Paul Narcisse Moreau
Charles Paul Narcisse Moreau
Colonel Charles Paul Narcisse Moreau (born 1837 • Moreau, C. (1875), "Questions" (in French), Nouvelles
September 14, Paris, died 1916 July 6) was a French sol- annales de mathématiques, journal des candidats aux
dier. He was made a chevalier of the French Legion of 14:
écoles polytechnique et normale, Sér. 2 14 527–528,
Honor in 1872, and an officier in July 1893. http://www.numdam.org/
Spinrad (2008a, 2008b) gave some evidence suggest- item?id=NAM_1875_2_14__527_1
ing that he is probably the C. Moreau (Capitaine • Moreau, C. (1898), "Sur quelques théorèmes
d’Artillerie, a Constantine) who introduced Moreau’s d’arithmétique" (in French), Nouvelles annales de
necklace-counting function in (Moreau 1872), and is pos- mathématiques, journal des candidats aux écoles
sibly the "Colonel Moreau" who was notorious for losing 17:
polytechnique et normale, Sér. 3 17 293–307,
all his 26 games in the 1903 Monte Carlo chess tourna- JFM 29.0146.02, http://www.numdam.org/
ment. item?id=NAM_1898_3_17__293_0
Publications References
• Moreau, C. (1872), "Sur les permutations circulaires • Spinrad, Jermey P. (2008a), The mystery of Colonel
distinctes (On distinct circular permutations)" (in Moreau, part 1, Chess Cafe,
French), Nouvelles annales de mathématiques, journal des http://www.chesscafe.com/text/spinrad31.pdf
11:
candidats aux écoles polytechnique et normale, Sér. 2 11 • Spinrad, Jermey P. (2008b), The mystery of Colonel
309–314, JFM 04.0086.01, http://www.numdam.org/ Moreau, part 2, Chess Cafe,
item?id=NAM_1872_2_11__309_0 http://www.chesscafe.com/text/spinrad32.pdf
• Moreau, C. (1873), "Correspondence" (in French),
Nouvelles annales de mathématiques, journal des
candidats aux écoles polytechnique et normale, Sér. 2 12
12:
External links
322–324, http://www.numdam.org/ • The Legion of honor site has several documents with
item?id=NAM_NAM_1873_2_12__319_1 details about Colonel Moreau’s military career,
• Moreau, C. (1875), "Propositions sur les nombres" (in awards, and his dates of birth and death.
French), Nouvelles annales de mathématiques, journal des • Chess games of Colonel Moreau
candidats aux écoles polytechnique et normale, Sér. 2 14
14: • Winter, Edward (2006), "Colonel Moreau", Chess notes
274–275, http://www.numdam.org/ (4574), http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/
item?id=NAM_1875_2_14__274_1 winter26.html
• Papers by C.Moreau at JFM
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