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William Henry Perkin, an Uncommon card
Sir William Henry Perkin was an English chemist and entrepreneur best known for his serendipitous discovery of the first commercial synthetic organic dye, mauveine, made from aniline.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 64
- Power
- 128
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 67,000
Power 128 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
William Henry Perkin quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the William Henry Perkin card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Perkin set up a ______ to produce the dye industrially.
Answer
factory. Perkin set up a factory to produce the dye industrially. From the William Henry Perkin article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Georges Sorel. Georges Sorel 73 · Khakassia 70 · Harold Abrahams 67 · William Henry Perkin 64 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.
- Though he failed in trying to synthesise quinine for the treatment of malaria, he became successful in the field of dyes after his first discovery at the age of 18.
- Perkin set up a factory to produce the dye industrially.
- Regina Lee Blaszczyk, professor of business history at the University of Leeds, states, "By laying the foundation for the synthetic organic chemicals industry, Perkin helped to revolutionize the world of fashion."
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The William Henry Perkin article was read about 67,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 64: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get William Henry Perkin
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, William Henry Perkin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
