Josiah Wedgwood 1730 - 1795
- occupation:
- Manufacturer of ceramics, Potter
- Nationality:
- English; British
- born in:
- Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Made:
- Staffordshire
Potter and ceramics manufacturer, who experimented with glazes, bodies and pastes;
1766 - built a new factory at Etruria that produced Queen’s Ware (cream ware) (1762), Black Basalt ware (1768) and Jasper ware (1774).