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William S. Clark, an Uncommon card
William Smith Clark was an American professor of chemistry, botany, and zoology, a colonel during the American Civil War, and a leader in agricultural education.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 89
- Power
- 164
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 21,000
Power 164 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
William S. Clark quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the William S. Clark card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He then served as professor of ______ at Amherst College from 1852 to 1867.
Answer
chemistry. He then served as professor of chemistry at Amherst College from 1852 to 1867. From the William S. Clark article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Palaeography. Palaeography 86 · History of Uzbekistan 81 · Clyde Lovellette 78 · William S. Clark 75 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
History of Uzbekistan. History of Uzbekistan 52,000 · Denis of Portugal 40,000 · William S. Clark 21,000 · History of broadcasting 16,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Raised and schooled in Easthampton, Massachusetts, Clark spent most of his adult life in Amherst, Massachusetts.
- He graduated from Amherst College in 1848 and obtained a doctorate in chemistry from Georgia Augusta University in Göttingen in 1852.
- He then served as professor of chemistry at Amherst College from 1852 to 1867.
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 S. Clark article was read about 21,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 89: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get William S. Clark
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, William S. Clark (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
