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Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791


  • [Francis Grose (born before 11 June 1731 - 12 May 1791) was an English antiquary, draughtsman, and lexicographer. He produced A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1785) and A Provincial Glossary, with a Collection of Local Proverbs, and Popular Superstitions (1787).] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Grose

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    • Birth Place

        London (England)

    • Associated Locale

        Great Britain

    • Associated Locale

        Dublin (Ireland)

    • Associated Language

        English

    • Occupation

      Antiquarians

      Lexicographers

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      • found: Oxford dictionary of national biography WWW site, June 20, 2017(Grose, Francis; born in London; baptized on 11 June 1731; died 12 May 1791, Dublin; antiquary) - http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/11660
      • found: Wikidata, July 5, 2023(Commons category: Francis Grose; sex or gender: male; occupation: lexicographer, linguist, painter; instance of: human; place of birth: London; given name: Francis; country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Great Britain; native language: English; date of birth: +1731-06-11T00:00:00Z; date of death: +1791-06-12T00:00:00Z; field of work: lexicography; described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Obalky knih.cz, The Nuttall Encyclopædia; place of death: Dublin; surname: Grose; languages spoken or published: English; work location: London; location of burial: Drumcondra Church churchyard; Commons Creator page: Francis Grose; writing language: English; copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired; on focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library; has works in the collection: Yale Center for British Art; artist files at: Frick Art Reference Library; alias: A. Francis Grose, Captain Francis Grose, Captain Grose, F. G., F. Grose, F Grose Esq, Francis Grose, Francis Grosse, Grose, Френсис Гроуз, Гроуз, فرانسيس جروس, Francis Grose, フランシス・グローズ, 弗朗西斯*格罗斯, 弗朗西斯*格羅斯; description/label: arlunydd, Brits lexicograaf , englischer Antiquar, English antiquary, معجمى من المملكه المتحده لبريطانيا العظمى و ايرلاندا) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4150369#sitelinks-wikipedia
      • found: Wikipedia, July 5, 2023:(Grose was born at his father's house in Broad Street, St-Peter-le-Poer, London. While on an expedition to Ireland to collect antiquarian material, Grose died in Dublin at the house of Horace Hone, of an apoplectic stroke. He was buried on 18 May 1791, at Drumcondra cemetery. His nephew Daniel and a Dr. Edward Ledwich, who had already published a book on Irish antiquities, completed the final volume of Grose's Antiquities of Ireland in 1791.)

    • General Notes

      • [Francis Grose (born before 11 June 1731 - 12 May 1791) was an English antiquary, draughtsman, and lexicographer. He produced A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1785) and A Provincial Glossary, with a Collection of Local Proverbs, and Popular Superstitions (1787).] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Grose

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      • 1980-06-24: new
      • 2023-07-06: revised

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