William Robert Grove
0 sources
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]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (279 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Kensal Green Cemetery[11]
- Child: Florence Crauford Grove[12], Coleridge Grove[13]
- Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[14]
- Occupation: photographer[15], naturalist[16], barrister[17], jurist[18]
- Field of work: physics[19]
- Position held: Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom[20]
- Educated at: Brasenose College[21], Bishop Gore[22], University of Oxford[23]
- Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society[24], Royal Medal[25], Royal Society Bakerian Medal[26], Knight Bachelor[27]
- Member of: Royal Society[28], Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[29], Academy of Sciences of Turin[30], Pontificia Accademia dei Nuovi Lincei[31]
- Sex or gender: male[32]
- Commons category: William Robert Grove[33]
- Family name: Grove[34]
- Given name: William Robert[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:William Robert Grove[36]
- Commons gallery: William Robert Grove[37]
- Depicted by: Sir William Robert Grove[38]
- Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, first supplement[39], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[41], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[42], Men-at-the-Bar[43], Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886[44], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[45], Physicists: Biographical Dictionary[46]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: English[47]
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for William Robert Grove include Grove[48], a lunar crater[49].
Why It Matters
William Robert Grove has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] He is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for him include Grove[48], a lunar crater[49].
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[21], Bishop Gore[22], and University of Oxford[23].
What awards did William Robert Grove receive?
Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[24], Royal Medal[25], Royal Society Bakerian Medal[26], and Knight Bachelor[27].