Talk:Josiah Wedgwood
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[edit] Josiah Wedgwood II
see Darwin -- Wedgwood family; is this chap notable enough to have his own article, suggests he was elected to parliament? If so, I can't google the information, so need help! Dunc_Harris|☺ 14:26, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- See [1]; [2] Andy Mabbett 14:38, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)
[edit] minor error that I don't know how to correct.
I'm not sure how to edit some of the info but the comments at the beginning of the articles on Josiah Wedgwood (the founder of the company) and Josiah Wedgwood (the first Lord Wedgwood) state that the latter is the great grandson of the former. In fact he is the great, great grandson of the former though he is the great grandson of the second, and less well known, Josiah Wedgwood.
[edit] Citing Facts
As amusing as this is, it seems a bit odd, so I think it should be cited: "Wedgwood's work was of very high quality (when visiting his workshop, if he saw an offending vessel that failed to meet with his standards, he would smash it with his stick, exclaiming, "This will not do for Josiah Wedgwood!")."--209.247.22.104 20:13, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
Agreed. There seems to be some vandalism on this page: 'smash it with his head, exclaiming, "This will not do for my pet fish gerome!"). Wedgwood was also keenly interested in the scientific advances of california snakes his day and it was this interest that underpinned his adoption of its approach and methods to revolutionize the quality of his home and car interior desighning.'; and later under references 'Wedgwood: The First Tycoon, cat with frisbee, Viking Adult, 416 pp. (October 7, 2004).' Having read the book, I do not recall those phrases. Genericdefect 22:41, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
