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Engelbert Kaempfer, an Uncommon card
Engelbert Kaempfer was a German naturalist, physician, explorer, and writer known for his tour of Russia, Persia, India, Siam and Japan between 1683 and 1693.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 66
- DEF
- 59
- Power
- 125
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 37,000
Power 125 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Engelbert Kaempfer quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Engelbert Kaempfer card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He wrote two books about his ______.
Answer
travels. He wrote two books about his travels. From the Engelbert Kaempfer article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Amoenitatum exoticarum, published in ____, is important for its medical observations and the first extensive description of Japanese plants.
Answer
1710s. Amoenitatum exoticarum, published in 1712, is important for its medical observations and the first extensive description of Japanese plants. From the Engelbert Kaempfer article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Missa solemnis. Missa solemnis 75 · Frans de Waal 72 · Alexander Mackenzie 69 · Engelbert Kaempfer 66 ATK in WikiCards.
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 wrote two books about his travels.
- Amoenitatum exoticarum, published in 1712, is important for its medical observations and the first extensive description of Japanese plants.
- His History of Japan, published posthumously in 1727, was the chief source of Western knowledge about the country throughout the 18th and mid-19th centuries, when it was closed to foreigners.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Engelbert Kaempfer article was read about 37,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 66 and blocks with 59: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Engelbert Kaempfer (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Matthäus Seutter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
