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Robert Knox, an Uncommon card
Robert Knox was a Scottish anatomist and ethnologist best known for his involvement in the Burke and Hare murders.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 73
- Power
- 147
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 50,000
Power 147 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Robert Knox quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Robert Knox card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Following these ______, he moved to London, though this did not revive his career.
Answer
developments. Following these developments, he moved to London, though this did not revive his career. From the Robert Knox article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
However, Knox's incautious methods of obtaining cadavers for dissection before the passage of the Anatomy Act ____ and disagreements with professional colleagues ruined his reputation in Scotland.
Answer
1830s. However, Knox's incautious methods of obtaining cadavers for dissection before the passage of the Anatomy Act 1832 and disagreements with professional colleagues ruined his reputation in Scotland. From the Robert Knox article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Knox eventually partnered with anatomist and former teacher John Barclay and became a lecturer on anatomy in the city, where he introduced the theory of transcendental anatomy.
- However, Knox's incautious methods of obtaining cadavers for dissection before the passage of the Anatomy Act 1832 and disagreements with professional colleagues ruined his reputation in Scotland.
- Following these developments, he moved to London, though this did not revive his career.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Robert Knox article was read about 50,000 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 73: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Robert Knox (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
