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Hensleigh Wedgwood
Born(1803-01-21)21 January 1803
Tarrant Gunville, Dorset, England
Died2 June 1891(1891-06-02) (aged 88)
Gower Street, London, England[1]
Resting placeStoke Minster (The Church of St. Peter ad Vincula)
53°00′15″N 02°10′53″W / 53.00417°N 2.18139°W / 53.00417; -2.18139
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)Barrister, magistrate, Philologist
Known forWriting on English etymology
Spouse
  • Frances Emma Elizabeth "Fanny" Mackintosh
Children6
Parents
  • Josiah Wedgwood II (1769–1843)
  • Elizabeth Allen (1764–1846)
Relatives
  • Charles Darwin (cousin)
  • Emma Darwin (sister)
  • Thomas Wedgwood (uncle)
  • Susannah Darwin (aunt)

Hensleigh Wedgwood (21 January 1803 – 2 June 1891) was a British etymologist, philologist and barrister, author of A Dictionary of English Etymology. He was a cousin of Charles Darwin, whom his sister Emma married in 1839.[1]

  1. ^ a b Herford, C.H.; Rev. John D. Haigh (2004). "Wedgwood, Hensleigh (1803–1891)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/28965. Retrieved 9 May 2010. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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