Josiah Wedgwood vs Motoori Norinaga
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Compare the life timelines of Josiah Wedgwood (1730–1795) and Motoori Norinaga (1730–1801) 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
Motoori Norinaga (1730–1801)
- — Born in Matsusaka, Ise province Verified
- — Death of his father and decline of the family business
- — Went to Kyoto to study medicine and Chinese learning Verified
- — Returned to Matsusaka and opened a medical practice Verified
- — Met the kokugaku scholar Kamo no Mabuchi Verified
- — Developed the concept of mono no aware in his Genji studies Verified
- — Worked on the Kojiki-den for over three decades Verified
- — Lectured to the daimyo of Kishū domain
- — Died in Matsusaka Verified