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Henry Groves
Henry Groves may refer to: * Henry Groves (botanist) (1855–1912), English botanist * Henry Groves (cricketer) (1896–1992), English cricketer and British Army officer * Henry Groves & Son, an organ builder in England {{dab, hn=Groves, Henry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Groves (botanist)
Henry Groves (15 October 1855 – 2 November 1912) was an English botanist who specialized in the algae belonging to the order '' Charales''. Life Groves was born on 15 October 1855 in London. With his brother James, he studied at Godalming Grammar School in Surrey. Here they were introduced to natural history by the Principal, Peter Churton. In 1869 their father died. With three children, his mother needed support; and Henry went to work in the London office of a stockbroker who was a family friend. In the early 1870s, a chance meeting with the family of John Edward Sowerby led Groves to a deeper interest in English botany and the works of the late botanist. In 1874 the brothers joined the South London Microscopical and Natural History Club where they met botanists including Thomas Bates Blow. They made a botanical excursion to Thames Ditton with Hewett Cottrell Watson and Blow, and visited the botanical section of the British Museum. From 1877, the two brothers took a keen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Groves (cricketer)
Henry Basil Melvin Groves (21 April 1896 – 4 April 1992) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Army. He served with distinction in the Tanks Corps, being awarded the Military Cross (MC) at the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917 and later gained a bar to his MC in 1918. His military career lasted from 1915 to 1947. He also played first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team in British India. Life and military career The son of the Reverend J. F. Groves, he was born in April 1896 at Newport Pagnell and was educated at Nottingham High School. Groves finished his education at the beginning of the First World War and soon joined the conflict. He was commissioned into the Cameronians in April 1915 as a temporary second lieutenant, and transferred to the Machine Gun Corps in May 1916. He was promoted to lieutenant in November 1916, prior to being made an acting captain in April 1917. He transferred to the Tank Corps later in 1917 and shortly a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
