Josiah Wedgwood I

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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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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

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Robert Darwin notable relative Josiah Wedgwood I
Lunar Society of Birmingham hasMember Josiah Wedgwood I
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Charles Darwin (son of Erasmus Darwin, not the naturalist) relative Josiah Wedgwood I
subject surface form: Charles Darwin (son of Erasmus Darwin)
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Susannah Darwin father Josiah Wedgwood I
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Thomas Wedgwood father Josiah Wedgwood I
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Wedgwood family foundingMember Josiah Wedgwood I
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Josiah Wedgwood I name Josiah Wedgwood I self-link
Burslem hasNotablePerson Josiah Wedgwood I
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Caroline Sarah Darwin relative Josiah Wedgwood I
Josiah Wedgwood II father Josiah Wedgwood I
Marianne Darwin relativeOf Josiah Wedgwood I
Arthur Herbert Church notableWork Josiah Wedgwood I
this entity surface form: Josiah Wedgwood, Master Potter
Emma Wedgwood grandfather Josiah Wedgwood I
Thomas Bentley businessPartner Josiah Wedgwood I
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Bessie Wedgwood hasNotableAncestor Josiah Wedgwood I
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Susannah Wedgwood father Josiah Wedgwood I
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Sohho House associatedPerson Josiah Wedgwood I
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Derby Philosophical Society hasMember Josiah Wedgwood I
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Etruria Works founder Josiah Wedgwood I
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Etruria Works ownedBy Josiah Wedgwood I
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Etruria Works designedBy Josiah Wedgwood I
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Midlands Enlightenment hasParticipant Josiah Wedgwood I
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Etruria, Staffordshire developedBy Josiah Wedgwood I
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Jasperware pottery inventor Josiah Wedgwood I
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Wedgwood pottery company foundedBy Josiah Wedgwood I
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Wedgwood pottery company founder Josiah Wedgwood I
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British abolitionist movement hasKeyFigure Josiah Wedgwood I
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John Wedgwood father Josiah Wedgwood I
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Wedgwood Institute namedAfter Josiah Wedgwood I
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Darwin–Wedgwood family hasNotableMember Josiah Wedgwood I
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Robert Waring Darwin Jr. grandfather Josiah Wedgwood I
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Elizabeth Allen notableFamilyConnection Josiah Wedgwood I
The Radical Potter: Josiah Wedgwood and the Transformation of Britain mainSubject Josiah Wedgwood I
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The Radical Potter: Josiah Wedgwood and the Transformation of Britain depicts Josiah Wedgwood I
this entity surface form: Josiah Wedgwood’s role in Britain’s industrial transformation