Josiah Wedgwood vs Louis Antoine de Bougainville
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Compare the life timelines of Josiah Wedgwood (1730–1795) and Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729–1811) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 65 years, from 1730 to 1795.
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Josiah Wedgwood (1730–1795)
- — Born in Burslem, Staffordshire, England Verified
- — Apprenticed as a potter to his elder brother Thomas Verified
- — Entered partnership with master potter Thomas Whieldon Verified
- — Founded his own pottery business in Burslem Verified
- — Married his cousin Sarah Wedgwood Verified
- — His creamware won royal patronage as Queen's Ware Verified
- — Opened the Etruria factory Verified
- — Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society Verified
- — Produced the anti-slavery medallion 'Am I Not a Man and a Brother?' Verified
- — Died at Etruria Hall, Staffordshire Verified
Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729–1811)
- — Born in Paris, France Verified
- — Published a treatise on integral calculus Verified
- — Served as aide-de-camp to Montcalm in New France during the Seven Years' War Verified
- — Founded a French settlement in the Falkland Islands Verified
- — Led the first official French circumnavigation of the globe Verified
- — Published Voyage autour du monde Verified
- — Served in the French navy during the American Revolutionary War Verified
- — Made a senator and Count of the Empire under Napoleon Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified