Hensleigh Wedgwood

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barrister etymologist human lexicographer philologist

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.

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 → Oxford Dictionary of National Biography →
educatedAt	Charterhouse School → St John’s College, Cambridge NERFINISHED →
familyName	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 →
notableFor	contributions to English etymological lexicography → research on the origins of English words →
notableWork	A Dictionary of English Etymology → A Dictionary of English Etymology, Volume I → A Dictionary of English Etymology, Volume II → 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 →
positionHeld	police magistrate at Lambeth Street →
relative	Charles Darwin →
religion	Unitarianism →
residence	London →
sexOrGender	male →
sibling	Emma Wedgwood →
spouse	Fanny Wedgwood → Frances Emma Elizabeth Wedgwood →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Emma Darwin → Emma Wedgwood →	sibling
Josiah Wedgwood II →	child
Hensleigh Wedgwood →	name