Person Wedgwood; Josiah (1730 - 1795); potter Wedgwood Josiah potter Wedgewood 1730 - 1795 British Male Burslem, Staffordshire, England Etruria Hall, near Barlaston, Staffordshire 03 January 1795 Baptism: 12 August 1730 Burial: Stoke-on-Trent churchyard, Staffordshire

Ceramic technology Chemistry Career: Partner in a small pot-works near Stoke; opened his own works at Burslem (1759); patented 'Queen's ware' Memberships: FSA (1786) His daughter Susannah married Robert Waring Darwin FRS (1788), who was son of Erasmus Darwin FRS (1761) and father of their fifth child Charles Robert Darwin FRS (1839); the second wife of Sir James Mackintosh (FRS 1813) was sister to Louisa, who married John Wedgwood, and Elizabeth who married Josiah Wedgwood, the sons of Josiah Wedgwood Fellow 16/01/1783 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB References: Robert E Schofield, 'The Lunar Society of Birmingham; A Bicentenary Appraisal' in NR 1966 vol 21 pp 144-161 Nora Barlow, 'Erasmus Darwin, FRS (1731-1802)' in NR 1959 vol 14 pp 85-98 John Thomas, 'Josiah Wedgwood's Portrait Medallions of Fellows of the Royal Society' in NR 1963 vol 18 pp 45-53, plate D G King-Hele, '"Vase-Maker General to the Universe"', review of Robin Reilly, Josiah Wedgwood, 1730-1795 in NR 1994 vol 48 pp 159-161, plate Desmond King-Hele, 'The 1997 Wilkins Lecture: Erasmus Darwin, the Lunaticks and Evolution' in NR 1998 vol 52 pp 153-180 Milo Keynes, 'The Portland Vase: Sir William Hamilton, Josiah Wedgwood and the Darwins' in NR 1998 vol 52 pp 237-259, plate R W Jones, 'Dalton's unfortunate choice' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 15-33 J Browne, 'Darwin on Darwin. Charles Darwin's The Life of Erasmus Darwin, ed D King-Hele' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 346 - 348 D King-Hele, 'Makers of the future. The Lunar Men: the friends who made the future, by J Uglow' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 348 - 350 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Before 12 Jul 1730 - 3 Jan 1795 NA8026 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 7dab8c15-feb0-4b5d-8cfd-a7697113ed76