William Robert Grove

William Robert Grove was a chemist, judge, inventor, physicist, lawyer and photographer (1811–1896). He was born at Swansea and died at London.

Also recorded as Sir William Robert Grove.

William Robert Grove in brief

Born
1811
Died
1896
Known for
chemist, judge, inventor, physicist, lawyer, photographer, naturalist and barrister
Place of birth
Swansea
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Sir William Robert Grove. His recorded language was English.

2 children are recorded: Florence Crauford Grove and Coleridge Grove.

Career and activity

William Robert Grove worked in physics.

Recorded position is Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom. He belonged to Royal Society, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Academy of Sciences of Turin and Pontificia Accademia dei Nuovi Lincei.

Catalogued works

9 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1789 to 1965.

The correlation of physical forces. Address to the British Association for the Advancement of Science, delivered in Nottingham, Aug. 22, 1866. The Correlation and Conservation of Forces: A Series of Expositions. Grove, Sir William Robert, dated 24 Jun 1865, held by Wellcome Collection. Sir William Robert Grove. Lithograph by W. Bosley, 1849, after A. Claudet., held by Wellcome Collection. Address to the British Association for the Advancement of Science / delivered by the President, William Robert Grove ... in the Theatre, Nottingham, August 22, 1866., dated 1866, held by Wellcome Collection. Statesmen of science : Henry Brougham, William Robert Grove, Lyon Playfair, the Prince Consort, the Seventh Duke of Devonshire, Alexander Strange, Richard Burdon Haldane, Henry Thomas Tizard [and] Frederick Alexander Lindemann / J.G. Crowther., dated [1965], held by Wellcome Collection. Specification of William Cameron Sillar, Robert George Sillar and George William Wigner : deodorizing sewage for manure., dated 1868, held by Wellcome Collection. An elegy, (after the manner of Gray) on the death of the late William Jackson, Esq. of Canterbury, who departed this life April 17, 1789, in the 32d year of his age. By Robert Noyes, dated 1789, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 59 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Grove, Sir William Robert (1811–1896), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. Grove, Sir William Robert (1811–1896), natural philosopher and judge, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. William Robert Grove, Physics Today, 2016. William Robert Grove, 2017. Electrochemical contributions: Sir William Robert Grove (1811–1896), Electrochemical Science Advances, 2023.

Digitised editions and texts

6 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive, DataCite (Verlag von Friedrich Vieweg) and DataCite (The Open University).

The correlation and conservation of forces : a series of expositions (1865) — Internet Archive. The Correlation of Physical Forces (1862) — Internet Archive. The Correlation and Conservation of Forces: A Series of Expositions (1876) — Internet Archive. Address to the British Association for the Advancement of Science Delivered by the President, W ... (1867) — Internet Archive. Die Verwandtschaft der Naturkräfte (1871) — DataCite (Verlag von Friedrich Vieweg). William Robert Grove (1811-96) : gentleman of science. (1987) — DataCite (The Open University).

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 28 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)) and 2 deposited research records (DataCite Commons). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

William Robert Grove studied at Brasenose College, Bishop Gore and University of Oxford. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is physics.

Positions recorded include Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom. Membership is recorded of Royal Society, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei and Academy of Sciences of Turin.

Distinctions recorded are Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Medal, Royal Society Bakerian Medal and Knight Bachelor.

Chronology

  1. 1811William Robert Grove born at Swansea.
  2. 1862The Correlation of Physical Forces digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1865Grove, Sir William Robert (Wellcome Collection).
  4. 1865The correlation and conservation of forces : a series of expositions digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1866Address to the British Association for the Advancement of Science / delivered by the President, William Robert Grove ... in the Theatre, Nottingham, August 22, 1866. (Wellcome Collection).
  6. 1867Address to the British Association for the Advancement of Science Delivered by the President, W ... digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1871Die Verwandtschaft der Naturkräfte digitised by DataCite (Verlag von Friedrich Vieweg).
  8. 1876The Correlation and Conservation of Forces: A Series of Expositions digitised by Internet Archive.
  9. 1896William Robert Grove died at London.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    DataCite Commons, deposited research records naming “William Robert Grove”

    Institutional database · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Grove, Sir William Robert (1811–1896), natural philosopher and judge, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Grove, Sir William Robert (1811–1896), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Open Library author record for William Robert Grove (Internet Archive), 3 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  5. 5.

    William Robert Grove, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    William Robert Grove, Physics Today, 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming William Robert Grove.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Internet Archive, 18 digitised items catalogued under William Robert Grove as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 59 works naming William Robert Grove.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  10. 10.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q561117: William Robert Grove

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  11. 11.

    “William Robert Grove”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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