Grove, W.B. (William Bywater), 1848-1938

William Bywater Grove (1848-1938), a mycologist, was born in Birmingham, England. He was headmaster of the Birmingham School for boys from 1887-1900 and later Lecturer in Botany, Birmingham Municipal Technical School, 1905-1927. As a mycologist he was the Honorary Curator of the Fungus Herbarium at the University of Birmingham. His published writings include The British rust fungi (Uredinales) (1913) and British stem- and leaf-fungi (Coelomycetes) (1935). He translated the mycological masterpiece of the brothers Tulasne, Selecta fungorum carpologia (three volumes, 1861-1865). He died 6 January 1938 at 89 years of age.

From the description of William Bywater Grove papers 1924-1928. (New York Botanical Garden). WorldCat record id: 42359088