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August Krogh, a Common card
Schack August Steenberg Krogh was a Danish professor at the department of zoophysiology at the University of Copenhagen from 1916 to 1945.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 43
- Power
- 107
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 12,000
Power 107 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
August Krogh quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the August Krogh card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He contributed a number of ______ discoveries within several fields of physiology, and is famous for developing Krogh's principle.
Answer
fundamental. He contributed a number of fundamental discoveries within several fields of physiology, and is famous for developing Krogh's principle. From the August Krogh article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____ August Krogh was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the mechanism of regulation of the capillaries in skeletal muscle.
Answer
1920s. In 1920 August Krogh was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the mechanism of regulation of the capillaries in skeletal muscle. From the August Krogh article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He contributed a number of fundamental discoveries within several fields of physiology, and is famous for developing Krogh's principle.
- In 1920 August Krogh was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the mechanism of regulation of the capillaries in skeletal muscle.
- Krogh was first to describe the adaptation of blood perfusion in muscle and other organs according to demands through opening and closing the arterioles and capillaries.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The August Krogh article was read about 12,000 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 43: each hit it takes is cut by 17 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, August Krogh (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
