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Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, an Uncommon card
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin was a French lawyer and politician, who, as the author of Physiologie du goût, became celebrated for his culinary reminiscences and reflections on the craft and science of cookery and the art of eating.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 88
- Power
- 160
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 32,000
Power 160 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ of Taste was the product of many years' writing in the author's spare time.
Answer
Physiology. The Physiology of Taste was the product of many years' writing in the author's spare time. From the Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Rising to modest eminence in the last years of France's Ancien Régime, Brillat-Savarin had to escape into exile when the Reign of Terror began in ____.
Answer
1790s. Rising to modest eminence in the last years of France's Ancien Régime, Brillat-Savarin had to escape into exile when the Reign of Terror began in 1793. From the Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of Siberia. History of Siberia 82 · Jeff Kennett 78 · Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani 75 · Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin 72 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Rising to modest eminence in the last years of France's Ancien Régime, Brillat-Savarin had to escape into exile when the Reign of Terror began in 1793.
- He spent nearly three years in the United States, teaching French and playing the violin to support himself, before returning to France when it became safe to do so, resuming his career as a lawyer, and rising to the top of the French judiciary.
- The Physiology of Taste was the product of many years' writing in the author's spare time.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin article was read about 32,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 88: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
