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Uncommon card · History
Patrick Geddes, an Uncommon card
Sir Patrick Geddes was a Scottish biologist, sociologist, Comtean positivist, geographer, philanthropist and pioneering town planner.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 83
- Power
- 159
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 24,000
Power 159 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Patrick Geddes quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Patrick Geddes card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is known for his ______ thinking in the fields of urban planning and sociology.
Answer
innovative. He is known for his innovative thinking in the fields of urban planning and sociology. From the Patrick Geddes article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Film capacitor. Film capacitor 87 · Jay Weatherill 81 · Patrick Geddes 76 · Solomon, King of Hungary 71 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.
- He is known for his innovative thinking in the fields of urban planning and sociology.
- Following the philosophies of Auguste Comte and Frederic Le Play, he introduced the concept of "region" to architecture and planning and coined the term "conurbation".
- Later, he elaborated "neotechnics" as the way of remaking a world apart from over-commercialization and money dominance.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Patrick Geddes article was read about 24,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 83: each hit it takes is cut by 33 %.
How to get Patrick Geddes
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- Central SulawesiUncommon · Society · ATK 80 DEF 79
- Film capacitorUncommon · Arts · ATK 87 DEF 72
- Jay WeatherillUncommon · History · ATK 81 DEF 78
- Chinese water dragonUncommon · Nature · ATK 70 DEF 89
- Ice–albedo feedbackUncommon · Nature · ATK 74 DEF 85
- Solomon, King of HungaryUncommon · History · ATK 71 DEF 88
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Patrick Geddes (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Sir Patrick Geddes, by Lafayette (Lafayette Ltd) half-plate nitrate negative, 30 December , Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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