Hensleigh Wedgwood

British etymologist (1803-1891)

  • Fame40.1
  • Momentum20.6
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Lived 1803–1891, aged 88
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    1803–1891
    Aged 88
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Updated 2026-08-25

Hensleigh Wedgwood 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.

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