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Josiah Wedgwood
Josiah Wedgwood was an English potter, entrepreneur and abolitionist. Founding the Wedgwood company in 1759, he developed improved pottery bodies by systematic experimentation, and was the leader in the industrialisation of the manufacture of European pottery.
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business · English entrepreneur and abolitionist; founder, Wedgwood pottery (1730–1795) · potter · entrepreneur · abolitionist · designer · ceramics designer · also Josiah Wedgwood, J. Wedgwood I, Wedgwood
Born 12 July 1730 · Died 3 January 1795 · Q319331
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2026· 3 entries
MutualArt.com: Josiah Wedgwood
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Moviefone: The Genius of Josiah Wedgwood - Where to Watch
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2011· 1 entry
The archive of the museum was inscribed in UNESCO's UK Memory of the World Register
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2009· 2 entries
Smithsonian Magazine: 250 Years of Wedgwood
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The museum won a UK Art Fund Prize for Museums and Art Galleries (Museum of the Year) for its displays of Wedgwood pottery, skills, designs and artefacts
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1998· 1 entry
“The 1997 Wilkins Lecture: Erasmus Darwin, The Lunaticks and Evolution”
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1795· 1 entry
Died 1795-01-03.
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1730· 1 entry
Born 1730-07-12.
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