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Paul Otlet, a Common card
Paul Marie Ghislain Otlet was a Belgian bibliographer, lawyer, and peace activist, and a key figure in documentation science, a precursor to information science.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 55
- Power
- 129
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 7,900
Power 129 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Paul Otlet quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Paul Otlet card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
RBU was used by the ______ Institute of Bibliography which later became the Mundaneum.
Answer
International. RBU was used by the International Institute of Bibliography which later became the Mundaneum. From the Paul Otlet article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Antonio García. Antonio García 79 · Paul Otlet 74 · Stanford R. Ovshinsky 69 · Hardcore Hall of Fame 65 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Hardcore Hall of Fame. Hardcore Hall of Fame 12,000 · Paul Otlet 7,900 · Auguste Forel 5,900 · Lynden Archer 1,300 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.
- Otlet created the Universal Decimal Classification, which would later become a faceted classification.
- Otlet was responsible for the development of an early information retrieval tool, the "Repertoire Bibliographique Universel".
- RBU was used by the International Institute of Bibliography which later became the Mundaneum.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Paul Otlet article was read about 7,900 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 55: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Paul Otlet
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The cards just above and just below Paul Otlet in the power ranking, all domains together.
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- Stanford R. OvshinskyCommon · Science · ATK 69 DEF 60
- Antonio GarcíaCommon · Society · ATK 79 DEF 50
- BacatáCommon · Society · ATK 69 DEF 60
- Fernando GaviriaCommon · Society · ATK 73 DEF 56
- Trevor CahillCommon · Society · ATK 68 DEF 61
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Paul Otlet (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Paul Otlet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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