WikiCards · Card list · Society cards · John Robert Gregg
Common card · Society
John Robert Gregg, a Common card
John Robert Gregg was an Irish-born American educator, publisher, and inventor, best known as the creator of the eponymous shorthand writing system, Gregg shorthand.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 49
- DEF
- 39
- Power
- 88
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 6,100
Power 88 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 30 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Developed in the late 19th century and refined over several decades, Gregg shorthand became one of the most widely used systems of shorthand in the English-speaking world, particularly in business and educational settings during the 20th century.
- Born in Ireland, Gregg emigrated to the United States, where he spent most of his professional life teaching, writing, and promoting methods of efficient written communication.
- He founded the Gregg Publishing Company, which became a major publisher of shorthand manuals, business texts, and vocational education materials.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The John Robert Gregg article was read about 6,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 49 and blocks with 39: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get John Robert Gregg
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
More Society cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below John Robert Gregg in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Borja GómezCommon · Society · ATK 62 DEF 26
- DytiscusCommon · Nature · ATK 50 DEF 38
- John McLarenCommon · Society · ATK 56 DEF 32
- Nitrosation and nitrosylationCommon · Science · ATK 53 DEF 35
- São José dos PinhaisCommon · Society · ATK 48 DEF 40
- Basal bodyCommon · Science · ATK 57 DEF 31
Card lists
- Wikipedia quizNew questions every day
- All cards from A to ZEvery card, by name
- Society cards
- Legendary cards
- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, John Robert Gregg (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : George Grantham Bain Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
