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George Grove

1820 - 1900

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Sir George Grove (13 August 1820 – 28 May 1900) was an English engineer and writer on music, known as the founding editor of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Grove was trained as a civil engineer, and successful in that profession, but his love of music drew him into musical administration. When responsible for the regular orchestral concerts at the Crystal Palace, he wrote a series of programme notes from which eventually grew his musical dictionary. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Grove has received more than 97,789 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). George Grove is the 6,099th most popular writer (down from 5,621st in 2019), the 5,016th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,799th in 2019) and the 564th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 98k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

A Dictionary of Music and Musicians
2018
Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians
1940
Dictionary of Music and Musicians by Eminent Writers, English and Foreign
2021
Beethoven and his nine symphonies
Symphony, Analysis, appreciation, Symphonies
Thorough history, analysis, commentary on symphonies and some revealed pieces. Includes 436 musical passages.
1896
Beethoven and His Nine Symphonies
1940
Dictionary of music and musicians
Bio-bibliography, Biography, Dictionaries
red paperback book ten-volume set
1879

Among WRITERS

Among writers, George Grove ranks 6,099 out of 7,302. Before him are János Batsányi, Jakob Jakobsen, Sigitas Geda, John Betjeman, Eva Crane, and Pavel Antokolsky. After him are Antjie Krog, María Dueñas, Julio Llamazares, Brad Falchuk, Eeva-Liisa Manner, and Lydia Maria Child.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1820, George Grove ranks 79. Before him are Victor Puiseux, John F. Reynolds, Henry Jarvis Raymond, Anthony W. Gardiner, Joaquim Manuel de Macedo, and George Hearst. After him are Thomas Baines, Elisha Kent Kane, Worthington Whittredge, and Earl Van Dorn. Among people deceased in 1900, George Grove ranks 94. Before him are József Szlávy, Ernest Dowson, William Stanley Haseltine, Tomás Gomensoro Albín, Raimundo Andueza Palacio, and Jasper Francis Cropsey. After him are George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, Ali Shah Durrani, R. D. Blackmore, and Augustus Pitt Rivers.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Grove ranks 5,016 out of 8,785. Before him are William Duesbury (1725), Gordon Thomas (1921), John Betjeman (1906), Katie Johnson (1878), Steve Archibald (1956), and Eva Crane (1912). After him are Queenie Newall (1854), Anne Dudley (1956), Wendy Barrie (1912), Peter Lord (1953), Samuel Plimsoll (1824), and Peter Cook (1937).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, George Grove ranks 564. Before him are Zadie Smith (1975), Margaret Drabble (1939), Coventry Patmore (1823), Owen Barfield (1898), John Betjeman (1906), and Eva Crane (1912). After him are Ian McDonald (1960), Margaret Oliphant (1828), Roma Ryan (1950), Lady Charlotte Guest (1812), Darren Shan (1972), and Dannie Abse (1923).

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