Josiah Wedgwood

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf entrepreneur
potter
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Society_of_Arts
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:The_Wedgwood_Museum
gptkbp:birthDate 1730-07-12
gptkbp:bornIn Burslem
gptkbp:child Josiah_Wedgwood_II
gptkbp:contribution developed stoneware
pioneered marketing techniques
created jasperware
established a factory system
improved pottery production methods
gptkbp:deathDate 1795-01-03
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:Etruria
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Wedgwood
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Josiah Wedgwood
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Arts_and_Crafts_Movement
design education
modern ceramics
gptkbp:influenced industrial design
gptkbp:inventor created transfer printing
developed new glazes
improved kiln designs
gptkbp:knownFor ceramics
gptkbp:legacy advancement of industrial techniques
establishment of pottery as an art form
influence on pottery industry
Wedgwood_brand
cultural_impact_on_British_ceramics
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Queen's_Ware
gptkb:Creamware
The Portland Vase
Black Basalt
gptkbp:occupation businessman
inventor
gptkbp:relatedTo entrepreneurship
cultural heritage
industrial revolution
ceramic art
craftsmanship
pottery
design history
marketing history
British_history
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sarah_Wedgwood