Sir John Wedgwood

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocatesFor Sustainable practices in pottery
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Wedgwood
gptkbp:awardedBy Awards for craftsmanship
gptkbp:birthDate 1753-02-12
gptkbp:child Josiah_Wedgwood_II
gptkbp:collaboratedWith Artists and designers
gptkbp:contributedTo British_industrial_design
gptkbp:contribution Development of stoneware
gptkbp:deathDate 1844-01-03
gptkbp:established Pottery schools
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Royal_Academy
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Great_Exhibition_of_1851
gptkbp:famousFor Blue_Jasperware
gptkbp:field Ceramics
gptkbp:founded Wedgwood company
gptkbp:honors Knighted_in_1815
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir John Wedgwood
gptkbp:influence gptkb:British_ceramics_industry
gptkbp:influenced Modern ceramics
Victorian pottery styles
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Josiah_Wedgwood
gptkbp:inspiration Artistic pottery designs
gptkbp:inspiredBy Classical antiquity
gptkbp:inventor New glazing techniques
gptkbp:involved Industrial Revolution
gptkbp:knownFor Innovations in pottery
A pioneer in ceramics.
gptkbp:legacy Wedgwood_brand
gptkbp:material Stoneware
gptkbp:members gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork Wedgwood pottery
gptkbp:occupation Potter
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Josiah_Wedgwood
gptkbp:participatedIn Cultural exchanges
gptkbp:patentCitation Improvements in pottery production
gptkbp:philanthropy Support for education
gptkbp:promoted Artisan craftsmanship
Cultural heritage of ceramics
gptkbp:publishedBy Books on pottery techniques
gptkbp:recognizedBy Art historians
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Etruria,_Staffordshire
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Thomas_Wedgwood
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sarah_Wedgwood
gptkbp:style Neoclassical
gptkbp:supported Local artisans
gptkbp:technique Transfer printing
gptkbp:visitedBy Europe_for_inspiration