About Henry Groves
Lived 1855 – 1912 (aged 56–57). Henry Groves was a British botanist and botanical collector.
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.
With his brother James Groves he issued the exsiccata work Characeae Britannicae exsiccatae, e distributione H. et J. Groves (1892-1900).
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Who was Henry Groves?
British botanist (1855-1912)
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Henry Groves was born on 15 October 1855 in London.
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Henry Groves died in 1912 in London.
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Henry Groves was a botanist and botanical collector.
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Henry Groves was British.
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· DBpedia: Henry Groves (botanist)
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