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Josiah Wedgwood

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English potter and founder of the Wedgwood company

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According to Wikipedia, Josiah Wedgwood 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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