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Roman Vishniac, a Common card
Roman Vishniac was a Russian-American photographer, best known for capturing on film the culture of Jews in Central and Eastern Europe before the Holocaust.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 176
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 6,900
Power 176 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Roman Vishniac quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Roman Vishniac card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He also made significant scientific contributions to ______ and time-lapse photography.
Answer
photomicroscopy. He also made significant scientific contributions to photomicroscopy and time-lapse photography. From the Roman Vishniac article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
War poetry. War poetry 89 · Abel Azcona 84 · Sid Barnes 79 · Roman Vishniac 76 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Jason Statham. Jason Statham 3,700,000 · War poetry 15,000 · Catholic Church in Romania 12,000 · Roman Vishniac 6,900 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.
- A major archive of his work was housed at the International Center of Photography until 2018, when Vishniac's daughter, Mara Vishniac Kohn, donated it to The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at the University of California, Berkeley.
- Vishniac was a versatile photographer, an accomplished biologist, an art collector and teacher of art history.
- He also made significant scientific contributions to photomicroscopy and time-lapse photography.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Roman Vishniac article was read about 6,900 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 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Roman Vishniac
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Roman Vishniac (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Askolnick at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
