Jubilee journey: On the Trail of Johann Conrad Fischer in England

Johann Conrad Fischer (1773-1854), pioneer during the Industrial Revolution and founder of GF, travelled far and wide. He covered over 30,000 kilometres from his journeyman's hike at the age of 19 to his last trip to the World Exhibition in London 60 years later. In seven diaries, he reported on his experiences, technological discoveries and social contacts.

For Fischer's 250th birthday, the Iron Library is realising a digital edition of his travel diaries and is also translating the texts from the original German into English for the first time. The texts are enriched with itineraries, detailed register data on persons, companies and places as well as numerous images.

Jubilee journey: On the Trail of Johann Conrad Fischer in England

Between June 12 and 22, 2023, we travelled to England via Paris and visited important stages and highlights from Fischer's travel journals, to look for traces of his time and report on what has changed since. To watch the daily video reports that were produced along the way, visit:
https://www.youtube.com/@ironlibrary

Click here for the edition: www.johannconradfischer.com