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Richard Cantillon, an Uncommon card
Richard Cantillon was an Irish-French economist and author of Essai Sur La Nature Du Commerce En Général, a book considered by William Stanley Jevons to be the "cradle of political economy".
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 90
- Power
- 166
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 32,000
Power 166 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Richard Cantillon quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Richard Cantillon card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Although little information exists on Cantillon's life, it is known that he became a ______ banker and merchant at an early age.
Answer
successful. Although little information exists on Cantillon's life, it is known that he became a successful banker and merchant at an early age. From the Richard Cantillon article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ceramic capacitor. Ceramic capacitor 86 · History of genetic engineering 79 · Richard Cantillon 76 · Antibiotic sensitivity testing 73 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Mikhail Lomonosov. Mikhail Lomonosov 60,000 · Ceramic capacitor 41,000 · Richard Cantillon 32,000 · Antibiotic sensitivity testing 15,000 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.
- Although little information exists on Cantillon's life, it is known that he became a successful banker and merchant at an early age.
- His success was largely derived from the political and business connections he made through his family and through an early employer, James Brydges.
- During the late 1710s and early 1720s, Cantillon speculated in, and later helped fund, John Law's Mississippi Company, from which he acquired great wealth.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Richard Cantillon 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 76 and blocks with 90: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Richard Cantillon
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Richard Cantillon (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Nicolas de Largillière, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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