early life and education Charles Sargeant Jagger, a celebrated British sculptor, was born on December 17, 1885, in Kilnhurst, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. He descended from a family of coal miners, shaping his formative years amidst the industrial landscape of Victorian Britain. Jagger’s academic journey commenced at Sheffield Royal Grammar School, where he honed foundational skills in classical studies and mathematics—disciplines that would later inform his artistic sensibilities. Following school, he embarked on an apprenticeship with mappin & webb, a prominent Sheffield metal engraving f…