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Arthur Tansley, a Common card
Sir Arthur George Tansley FLS, FRS was an English botanist and a pioneer in the science of ecology.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 57
- Power
- 121
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,100
Power 121 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Arthur Tansley quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Arthur Tansley card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Tansley founded the New Phytologist in 1902 and served as its ______ until 1931.
Answer
editor. Tansley founded the New Phytologist in 1902 and served as its editor until 1931. From the Arthur Tansley article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Educated at Highgate School, University College London and Trinity College, Cambridge, Tansley taught at these universities and at Oxford, where he served as Sherardian Professor of Botany until his retirement in ____.
Answer
1930s. Educated at Highgate School, University College London and Trinity College, Cambridge, Tansley taught at these universities and at Oxford, where he served as Sherardian Professor of Botany until his retirement in 1937. From the Arthur Tansley article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Educated at Highgate School, University College London and Trinity College, Cambridge, Tansley taught at these universities and at Oxford, where he served as Sherardian Professor of Botany until his retirement in 1937.
- Tansley founded the New Phytologist in 1902 and served as its editor until 1931.
- He was a pioneer of the science of ecology in Britain, being heavily influenced by the work of Danish botanist Eugenius Warming, and introduced the concept of the ecosystem into biology.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Arthur Tansley article was read about 8,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 57: each hit it takes is cut by 23 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Arthur Tansley (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
