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| Born | 21 January 1803 Tarrant Gunville, Dorset, England |
| Died | 2 June 1891 (aged 88) Gower Street, London, England[1] |
| Resting place | Stoke Minster (The Church of St. Peter ad Vincula) 53°00′15″N 02°10′53″W / 53.00417°N 2.18139°W |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Barrister, magistrate, Philologist |
| Known for | Writing on English etymology |
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| Children | 6 |
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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]
- ^ 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.)