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William Robert Grove

British judge and chemist (1811–1896)
Person human Q561117
William Robert Grove
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Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[31]
Date of birth
July 11, 1811
Date of death
August 1, 1896
Place of birth
Swansea
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13]
Occupation
chemist, judge, inventor, physicist, lawyer, photographer, naturalist, barrister, jurist[14][15][16][17]
Field of work
physics[18]
Position held
Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom[19]
Educated at
Brasenose College, Bishop Gore, University of Oxford[20][21][22]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Medal, Royal Society Bakerian Medal, Knight Bachelor[23][24][25][26]
Child
Florence Crauford Grove, Coleridge Grove[11][12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[43]
Contributed to creative work
Popular Science
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Depicted by
Sir William Robert Grove[34]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, first supplement, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Men-at-the-Bar, オックスフォード大学卒業生：オックスフォード大学の構成員、1715-1886, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Physicists: Biographical Dictionary[35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42]
Family name
Grove[32]
Given name
William Robert[33]
Member of
Royal Society, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Academy of Sciences of Turin, Pontificia Accademia dei Nuovi Lincei, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[27][28][29][30]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Smithsonian Libraries Dibner Library portraits
P14397
2007
P14536
416905
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Place of burial
Kensal Green Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sir William Robert Grove en William Robert Grove ar وليام روبرت جروف de William Robert Grove de Sir William Grove de William Grove fa ویلیام رابرت گروو fi Sir William Robert Grove fi William Robert Grove fr William Robert Grove it William Grove ja ウィリアム・ロバート・グローブ nl William Robert Grove nl W.R. Grove pl William Robert Grove ru Грове, Уильям ru Грове, Уильям Роберт ru Гроув, Уильям Роберт ru Грув, Уильям Роберт ru Уильям Грове
🔖 Identifiers · 69
ISNI
0000000108889754
VIAF cluster ID
37697176
Library of Congress authority ID
nr89009318
GND ID
117571474
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ID
1072-grove-sir-william-robert
Accademia delle Scienze di Torino ID
william-robert-grove
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
93033
Alvin ID
alvin-person:5262
BHL creator ID
16615
BIBSYS ID
90358687
BIU Santé person ID
7323
British Museum person or institution ID
142553
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CANTIC ID
981058509997206706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00390411
Cambridge Alumni Database ID
GRV879WR
DDB person (GND) ID
117571474
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117571474
Dictionary of Welsh Biography ID
s-GROV-ROB-1811
Edition humboldt digital ID
H0013674
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
132381
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/William-Robert-Grove
FAST ID
254394
FamilySearch person ID
KCQY-LWB
Find a Grave memorial ID
43229609
Freebase ID
/m/041m1p
Geni.com profile ID
6000000026199923424
Goodreads author ID
3298702
Grace's Guide ID
William_Robert_Grove
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
william-robert-grove
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0031222
IdRef ID
113066503
KBR person ID
14074864
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117571474
LBT person ID
WiGrove1896
Libraries Australia ID
35284999
Luminous-Lint ID
William_Robert__Grove
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
56124
NE.se ID
william-robert-grove
NLA Trove people ID
897519
NUKAT ID
n2008130510
National Library of Greece ID
254269
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007290926605171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810654624105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1291424
National Library of Wales Authority ID
grove-w-r-william-robert-1811-1896, grove-william-robert-sir-1811-1896
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp01936
National Virtual Library of India ID
610902
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071668926
Open Library ID
OL2597507A, OL367560A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
11685
Parsifal cluster ID
853500
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
NA7589
SBN author ID
PUVV165899
SNAC ARK ID
w6g1649g
SNARC ID
Rudolf Kempe
Science Museum people ID
cp48888
Topic's main category
Category:William Robert Grove
Treccani ID
sir-william-robert-grove
UK National Archives ID
F37580
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058509997206706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1267694
Unz Review author ID
GroveWilliamRobert
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV11880162
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/239027
WBIS ID
B76495
Wellcome Collection concept ID
zu3a5wba
WikiTree person ID
Grove-2108
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtGXGGMvvGCkJqVYTFFrq
Yale LUX ID
person/2d8359f3-bbc7-4682-8b28-062b30d35bad

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 8
lawyer, judge, physicist, photographer, chemist, inventor, barrister, naturalist
Award received 4
Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Medal, Knight Bachelor, Royal Society Bakerian Medal
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Member of 3
Royal Society, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Academy of Sciences of Turin
Educated at 2
University of Oxford, Brasenose College
Child 1
Florence Crauford Grove
Children (paternal) 1
Florence Crauford Grove
Contributed to creative work 1
Popular Science
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Field of work 1
physics
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Named after 1
Grove
Place of birth 1
Swansea
Place of burial 1
Kensal Green Cemetery
Place of death 1
London
SNARC ID 1
Rudolf Kempe
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

William Robert Grove was born on July 11, 1811[1], in Swansea[2]. He died on August 1, 1896[3], in London[4]. He worked as a chemist[5], judge[6], inventor[7], physicist[8], and lawyer[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for William Robert Grove include Grove[44], a lunar crater[45].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Grove[44], a lunar crater[45].

FAQs

Where was William Robert Grove born?

William Robert Grove was born in Swansea[2].

Where did William Robert Grove die?

William Robert Grove died in London[4].

What did William Robert Grove do for work?

William Robert Grove worked as a chemist[5], judge[6], inventor[7], physicist[8], and lawyer[9].

Where did William Robert Grove go to school?

William Robert Grove was educated at Brasenose College[20], Bishop Gore[21], and University of Oxford[22].

What awards did William Robert Grove receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[23], Royal Medal[24], Royal Society Bakerian Medal[25], and Knight Bachelor[26].

Related Entities

lawyer London physics Swansea United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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  1. [2] ↑ . www.accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . www.accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . FamilySearch. britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . FamilySearch. britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . Men-at-the-Bar. wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . www.accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  30. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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