Josiah Wedgwood famous for pottery

It is the birthday of the famous English potter Josiah Wedgwood (1730), whose unique pottery design is known throughout the world and is still manufactured today. Wedgwood was intensely interested in scientific advancements, and that curiosity fueled his improvement of the quality of his pottery and methods for producing it. Wedgwood also was a leader in the British abolitionist movement and is famous for producing an anti-slavery medallion titled “Am I Not a Man and a Brother?” The eldest of Wedgwood’s four daughters, Susannah, was Charles Darwin’s mother.