Grove, Sir George (1820-1900), was a distinguished British writer on music. He was the first editor of Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians, a standard reference work on music. Grove published the first edition, called A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, from 1879 to 1889 in four volumes. The work has been revised and expanded many times. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians was published in 2001 in 29 volumes.
Grove was born on Aug. 13, 1820, in London. He was the first director of the Royal College of Music, which opened in 1883 in London. He was also a fine engineer, supervising the construction of lighthouses in the West Indies and bridges in the United Kingdom. In addition, he became an authority on Biblical research. He was knighted in 1883. Grove died on May 28, 1900.
