Richard P. Stanley Seminar in Combinatorics: Three Mathematical Reverends that I truly revere

After briefly raving about Rev. Thomas (who revolutionized statistics), and Rev. Alfred (who revolutionized [what is now called] algebraic combinatorics), I will talk about my favorite Reverend, Rev. Charles. While his [mathematical] impact dwarfs in comparison, he nevertheless discovered a fun rule to evaluate determinants, and that rule, in turn, lead to the invention of my favorite combinatorial object.

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