Josiah Wedgwood vs Maria Gaetana Agnesi
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Compare the life timelines of Josiah Wedgwood (1730–1795) and Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718–1799) 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
Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718–1799)
- — Born in Milan Verified
- — Recognized as a child prodigy in languages Verified
- — Published Propositiones philosophicae Verified
- — Published Instituzioni analitiche ad uso della gioventù italiana Verified
- — Appointed to the chair of mathematics at the University of Bologna Verified
- — Withdrew from mathematics after her father's death Verified
- — Became director of the women's ward at the Pio Albergo Trivulzio Verified
- — Died in Milan Verified