Hensleigh Wedgwood

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Hensleigh Wedgwood was a 19th-century English barrister, philologist, and etymologist known for his work on the origins of English words and his connections to the Darwin–Wedgwood family.

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Hensleigh Wedgwood canonical 11

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf barrister
etymologist
human
lexicographer
philologist
centuryOfActivity 19th century
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1803-01-21
dateOfDeath 1891-06-02
describedBySource Dictionary of National Biography
Dictionary of National Biography
surface form: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
educatedAt Charterhouse School
St John’s College, Cambridge
familyName Wedgwood family
surface form: Wedgwood
father Josiah Wedgwood II
fieldOfWork etymology
lexicography
philology
givenName Hensleigh
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Darwin–Wedgwood family
Inner Temple
mother Elizabeth Allen
name Hensleigh Wedgwood self-link
notableFor contributions to English etymological lexicography
research on the origins of English words
notableWork A Dictionary of English Etymology
A Dictionary of English Etymology
surface form: A Dictionary of English Etymology, Volume I

A Dictionary of English Etymology
surface form: A Dictionary of English Etymology, Volume II

A Dictionary of English Etymology
surface form: A Dictionary of English Etymology, Volume III

On the Origin of Language
occupation barrister
civil servant
etymologist
magistrate
philologist
placeOfBirth Dorset
Tarrant Gunville
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld police magistrate at Lambeth Street
relative Charles Darwin
religion Unitarianism
residence London, England
surface form: London
sexOrGender male
sibling Emma Wedgwood
spouse Fanny Wedgwood
Bessie Wedgwood
surface form: Frances Emma Elizabeth Wedgwood

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Subject: Hensleigh Wedgwood
Description of subject: Hensleigh Wedgwood was a 19th-century English barrister, philologist, and etymologist known for his work on the origins of English words and his connections to the Darwin–Wedgwood family.

Referenced by (11)

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Emma Darwin sibling Hensleigh Wedgwood
Josiah Wedgwood II child Hensleigh Wedgwood
Emma Wedgwood sibling Hensleigh Wedgwood
Hensleigh Wedgwood name Hensleigh Wedgwood self-link
Darwin–Wedgwood family hasNotableMember Hensleigh Wedgwood
Hensleigh notableBearer Hensleigh Wedgwood
On the Origin of Language author Hensleigh Wedgwood
On the Origin of Language authorName Hensleigh Wedgwood
On the Origin of Language hasCreator Hensleigh Wedgwood
Fanny Wedgwood spouse Hensleigh Wedgwood