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The most prominent member of the family, Charles Darwin, proposed the first coherent theory of evolution by means of natural and sexual selection. Charles Robert Darwin (1809–1882) was a son of Robert Waring Darwin and Susannah Wedgwood. He married Emma Wedgwood (1808–1896), a daughter of Josiah Wedgwood II and Elizabeth Allen. Charles's ...
Josiah Francis Wedgwood, also known as Josiah Wedgwood VII (February 1, 1950- November 27, 2009) was an American physician and paediatric immunologist. In 1982 he married Ruth Glushien, daughter of Morris P. Glushien. [1] They had one son, Josiah Ruskin Wedgwood (born 1998).
Susannah Darwin (née Wedgwood, 3 January 1765 – 15 July 1817) was the wife of Robert Darwin, a wealthy doctor, and mother of naturalist Charles Darwin, and part of the Wedgwood pottery family. Biography
Caroline Sarah Wedgwood (née Darwin; 1800–1888) was an English botanist. She was a member of the Darwin–Wedgwood family and the elder sister of English naturalist Charles Darwin. In the 1850s she planted the Leith Hill Rhododendron Wood, which in 1944 was bequeathed to the National Trust by her grandson, composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. [1 ...
Waterford Crystal, former producer of crystal glass, founded by Quakers in 1783, closed in 1851; the modern Waterford Wedgwood was not founded by Quakers, being the merger of a separate Waterford Crystal company founded in 1947 by non-Quaker Charles Bacik, and Wedgwood, founded by the Unitarian, Josiah Wedgwood. Western Union, founded by Ezra ...
Jan. 3: Bruins re-sign Mark Kastelic. The rugged forward's deal averages $1.567 million a year. He was tied for the team lead with 76 penalty minutes and had 151 hits.
See Darwin–Wedgwood family Robert Waring Darwin FRS (30 May 1766 – 13 November 1848) was an English medical doctor who is today best known as the father of naturalist Charles Darwin . He was a member of the influential Darwin–Wedgwood family .
The practice of gifting flowers—especially roses—on Valentine's Day started in the Victorian era, when flowers were used to communicate hidden meanings. Today, roses are still the top choice ...