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George Edwards, a Common card
George Edwards was an English naturalist and ornithologist, known as the "father of British ornithology".
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 66
- DEF
- 61
- Power
- 127
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,000
Power 127 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
George Edwards quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the George Edwards card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Edwards was born at West Ham, then in the ______ of Essex.
Answer
county. Edwards was born at West Ham, then in the county of Essex. From the George Edwards article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was appointed as beadle to the Royal College of Physicians in ____.
Answer
1730s. He was appointed as beadle to the Royal College of Physicians in 1733. From the George Edwards article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Heinrich Göbel. Heinrich Göbel 73 · Augustin Pyramus de Candolle 70 · George Edwards 66 · Josif Pančić 62 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.
- Edwards was born at West Ham, then in the county of Essex.
- In his early years, he travelled extensively through mainland Europe, studying natural history, and gained a reputation for his coloured drawings of animals, especially birds.
- He was appointed as beadle to the Royal College of Physicians in 1733.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The George Edwards article was read about 5,000 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 61: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get George Edwards
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below George Edwards in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Leonhard Graf von BlumenthalCommon · History · ATK 66 DEF 61
- Josif PančićCommon · Science · ATK 62 DEF 65
- E. J. VisoCommon · Society · ATK 75 DEF 52
- Art Gallery of Western AustraliaCommon · Arts · ATK 63 DEF 64
- Edward L. AtkinsonCommon · History · ATK 70 DEF 57
- Heinrich GöbelCommon · Science · ATK 73 DEF 54
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, George Edwards (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Engraving by John Miller after a portrait painted in 1754 by Bartholomew Dandridge . This , Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
