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Gott, Benjamin

24. June 1762 – 14. February 1840

An English industrial pioneer and owner of several textile factories including Park Mill and Armley Mills in Leeds, at the time one of the world’s largest textile mills.

Johann Conrad Fischer made the acquaintance of Benjamin Gott in September 1814, and they became friends. In 1816 and 1824 Fischer received a visit from several children of the Gott family in Schaffhausen.

Traveljournal 1814

Traveljournal 1825

Traveljournal 1845

  • Bradford, Eveleigh: Benjamin Gott (1762–1840) - Merchant, Industrialist, Patron of the Arts. In: The Thoresby Society - The Historical Society for Leeds and District 2015 (Thoresby Society, Stand 16.3.2023).
  • 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. 116–120.
  • Henderson, W. O.: J. C. Fischer and his Diary of Industrial England 1814–1851. London 1966, S. 58–61, 100–102.

Cite as: Gott, Benjamin. 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-7697, viewed on 6 June 2025.

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Benjamin Gott (painting by Thomas Lawrence, c. 1820)