Josiah Wedgwood
1730–1795
English potter who industrialized the manufacture of fine ceramics.
Josiah Wedgwood (1730–1795) was a potter, born in Burslem and died in Etruria.
- Known as
- Potter
- Category
- Business & Industry
- Born
- 1730, Burslem
- Died
- 1795, Etruria
Alive at the same time as Josiah Wedgwood
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Portrait: Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804, Public domain.