Grove, Sir George
- C.L. Graves
- and Percy M. Young
Extract
(b Clapham, London, Aug 13, 1820; d Sydenham, May 28, 1900). English engineer, writer on music, educationist and editor of the first edition of this dictionary. He was the eighth child of Thomas Grove, who was a fishmonger and venison dealer in Charing Cross. His mother was a woman of some culture, a lover of music and a proficient amateur....
