From Charlemagne to Obama: Unifying ancestries and Western European genealogy

Data scientist Reagan W Moore attempts to construct a unifying ancestry for Western Europeans that will create a genealogical history of the modern world.

What do Britain’s Prince George and former American President Barack Obama have in common? The answer: they are both descendants of Charlemagne, the 9th-century Holy Roman Emperor. Reagan W Moore, Emeritus Professor at the School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA is creating a genealogical history of the Western world. Based on the […]

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