English: Josiah Wedgwood (July 12  1730 – January 3  1795) was an English potter  credited with the industrialization of the manufacture of pottery Josiah Wedgwood and Sons  shortly Wedgwood  is a British pottery firm  originally founded in 1759 by Josiah Wedgwood  which in 1987 merged with Waterford Crystal  creating Waterford Wedgwood  the Ireland-based luxury brands group