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Ira Remsen, a Common card
Ira Remsen was an American chemist who introduced organic chemistry research and education in the United States along the lines of German universities where he received his early training.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 73
- DEF
- 73
- Power
- 146
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,700
Power 146 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Ira Remsen quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ira Remsen card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He founded the ______ Chemical Journal, which he edited from 1879 to 1914.
Answer
American. He founded the American Chemical Journal, which he edited from 1879 to 1914. From the Ira Remsen article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
2015 Rohingya refugee crisis. 2015 Rohingya refugee crisis 9,500 · Ira Remsen 5,700 · History of the Port of Southampton 4,400 · Justice of the Common Pleas 3,300 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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 was the first professor of chemistry and the second president of Johns Hopkins University.
- He founded the American Chemical Journal, which he edited from 1879 to 1914.
- The discovery of saccharin was made in his laboratory by Constantine Fahlberg who worked in collaboration with Remsen but patented the synthesis on his own, earning the ire of Remsen.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ira Remsen article was read about 5,700 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 73 and blocks with 73: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ira Remsen (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Ira Mallory Remsen (d. 1928), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
