Sanderson, Charles

1803 – 1873

English steel manufacturer and inventor; owner of a steel mill in Sheffield.

Charles Sanderson was the second son of John Sanderson, the owner of Sanderson Brothers and Co. He patented several inventions in the field of metal production and was said to be a talented mineralogist.

Sanderson was a good friend of Johann Conrad Fischer, and they saw each other several times during Fischer’s visits to England.

Traveljournal 1846

Fischer loses his way in Sheffield, 31 October 1846

Traveljournal 1851

Fischer’s business visits in Sheffield, 7 July 1851

Charles Sanderson. In: Grace’s Guide To British Industrial History (Grace’s Guide), Stand 31.5.2022).
Fischer, Johann Conrad: Tagebücher. Bearbeitet von Karl Schib. Schaffhausen 1951.
Henderson, W. O.: J. C. Fischers Reisen durch die Industriegebiete Englands 1814–1851. In: Tradition - Zeitschrift für Firmengeschichte und Unternehmensbiographie 1964, S. 125f.
Henderson, W. O.: J. C. Fischer and his Diary of Industrial England 1814–1851. London 1966, S. 65.

Cite as: Sanderson, Charles. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/names/gfa-actors-7538, viewed on 7 June 2025.