Activist Josiah Wedgwood

Josiah Wedgwood

Living place: England

Birthday: 12-7-1730

Global rank: #55532

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Who is Activist Josiah Wedgwood?
The father of the ceramic industry, he founded the Wedgwood Company and is also remembered for his fight against slavery.
He was able to mass produce an anti-slavery medallion featuring the words "Am I not a man and a Brother?" under the seal for the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade.

Young / Before famous

He was afflicted with smallpox as a child that limited his strength in his legs and eventually left him unable to work pedaling the ceramic wheel.

Family life info

His grandchildren are Charles Darwin and Emma Darwin and he had eight children of his own with Sarah Wedgwood, his third cousin.

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John Flaxman works as a modeller under him.

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When was Activist Josiah Wedgwood born?
Josiah Wedgwood was born in 12-7-1730, death year is , at the age of 294.
Where is Activist Josiah Wedgwood's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Josiah Wedgwood was born in England. Là Activist, whose Zodiac is Cancer, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dog. Josiah Wedgwood's global rank is 55532 and whose rank is 80 in list of famous Activist.
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Events in 1730 and 12-7

Birthday Josiah Wedgwood (12-7) in history

  • Day 12-7 year 1543: King Henry VIII of England married his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr.
  • Day 12-7 year 1690: In the Battle of Boyne in Ireland, Protestant William of Orange defeated James II of Roman Catholicism.
  • Day 12-7 year 1862: Congress authorized the Medal of Honor.
  • Day 12-7 year 1960: The first Etch-A-Sketch went on sale.
  • Day 12-7 year 1979: Kiribati, formerly the Gilbert Islands, gained its independence from the United Kingdom.
  • Day 12-7 year 1984: Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale became the first major-party candidate to choose a woman as a running mate when he announced his choice of Geraldine Ferraro.
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