Josiah Wedgwood I

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English potter abolitionist entrepreneur person

Josiah Wedgwood I was an influential 18th-century English potter, entrepreneur, and abolitionist whose innovations helped transform pottery into a modern industrial art and business.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Josiah Wedgwood	8
Josiah Wedgwood II	1
Josiah Wedgwood, Master Potter	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English potter ⓘ abolitionist ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ person ⓘ
associatedWith	Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade ⓘ
birthCountry	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
birthDate	1730-07-12 ⓘ
birthPlace	Burslem ⓘ Staffordshire ⓘ
built	Etruria Works ⓘ
child	John Wedgwood ⓘ Josiah Wedgwood II ⓘ Susannah Wedgwood ⓘ
collaboratedWith	Thomas Bentley ⓘ
created	anti-slavery medallion "Am I Not a Man and a Brother?" ⓘ
deathDate	1795-01-03 ⓘ
deathPlace	Etruria Hall ⓘ Staffordshire ⓘ
developed	basalt ware ⓘ creamware ⓘ jasperware ⓘ
familyName	Wedgwood family ⓘ surface form: Wedgwood
field	ceramics ⓘ industrial design ⓘ
founded	Wedgwood pottery company ⓘ surface form: Wedgwood
givenName	Josiah ⓘ
grandchild	Charles Darwin ⓘ
influenced	industrialization of pottery ⓘ modern marketing practices ⓘ
introduced	division of labor in pottery production ⓘ quality control systems in pottery manufacture ⓘ use of steam power in pottery works ⓘ
knownFor	founding the Wedgwood pottery company ⓘ innovations in ceramic manufacturing ⓘ mass production of pottery ⓘ transforming pottery into a modern industrial art ⓘ
memberOf	Lunar Society of Birmingham ⓘ
name	Josiah Wedgwood I self-link ⓘ
nationality	British ⓘ
occupation	abolitionist ⓘ businessman ⓘ industrialist ⓘ potter ⓘ
residence	Burslem ⓘ Etruria ⓘ
spouse	Sarah Wedgwood ⓘ
supportedCause	abolition of the slave trade ⓘ
used	direct mail marketing ⓘ money-back guarantees ⓘ scientific experimentation in ceramic production ⓘ showrooms for luxury goods ⓘ