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Josiah Wedgwood

(1730-1795)
English potter and founder of the Wedgwood company
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Josiah Wedgwood FRS (12 July 1730 – 3 January 1795) 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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Born
12 July 1730
Burslem, Staffordshire, England
Died
1795 (aged 64)
Etruria, Staffordshire, England
Zodiac Cancer
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