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Max Joseph von Pettenkofer, a Common card
Max Joseph Pettenkofer, ennobled in 1883 as Max Joseph von Pettenkofer was a Bavarian chemist and hygienist.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 53
- Power
- 116
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,300
Power 116 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Max Joseph von Pettenkofer quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Max Joseph von Pettenkofer card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is known for his work in practical hygiene, as an ______ of good water, fresh air and proper sewage disposal.
Answer
apostle. He is known for his work in practical hygiene, as an apostle of good water, fresh air and proper sewage disposal. From the Max Joseph von Pettenkofer article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Max Joseph Pettenkofer, ennobled in ____ as Max Joseph von Pettenkofer was a Bavarian chemist and hygienist.
Answer
1880s. Max Joseph Pettenkofer, ennobled in 1883 as Max Joseph von Pettenkofer was a Bavarian chemist and hygienist. From the Max Joseph von Pettenkofer article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
List of awards and nominations received by DJ Khaled. List of awards and nominations received by DJ Khaled 71 · Patrick Cramer 66 · Max Joseph von Pettenkofer 63 · Charles Nicolle 59 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He is known for his work in practical hygiene, as an apostle of good water, fresh air and proper sewage disposal.
- He was further known as an anti-contagionist, a school of thought, named later on, that did not believe in the then novel concept that bacteria were the main cause of disease.
- In particular he argued in favor of a variety of conditions collectively contributing to the incidence of disease including: personal state of health, the fermentation of environmental ground water, and also the germ in question.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Max Joseph von Pettenkofer article was read about 5,300 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 53: each hit it takes is cut by 21 %.
How to get Max Joseph von Pettenkofer
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Max Joseph von Pettenkofer (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Friedrich August von Kaulbach, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
