Person Grove; Sir; William Robert (1811 - 1896) Grove William Robert Sir 1811 - 1896 British Male Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales 11 July 1811 His residence, 115 Harley Street, London 01 or 02 August 1896

5 Haverstock Terrace, Hampstead, London (1840) Temple, London (1840)

Barrister Electrochemistry Physics Education: MA (Oxford) Career: Inventor of the fuel cell Honours: Kt 1872 Royal Society roles: VP 1848-1849; 1856-1858; 1861-1862; 1878-1879 Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1847 Lectures: Bakerian 1847 Fellow 26/11/1840 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB References: H G L, 'A Fragment of History' in NR 1938 vol 1 pp 28-31 Vanity Fair 08 October 1887 Notes: DNB, DSB and Boase give death date as 01 August 1896, but Royal Society sources (TR and YB) give 02 August 1896. Woking has a statue of Grove (the only one in Britain). ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-9711 11 Jul 1811 - 1 or 2 Aug 1896 NA7589 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/37697176 e06f2efb-4811-4809-887f-4e2e45080584