Francis Grose
1731
—
1791
English antiquary, draughtsman, and lexicographer (c1731 - 1791)
Francis Grose was an English antiquary, draughtsman, and lexicographer. He produced A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1785) and A Provincial Glossary, with a Collection of Local Proverbs, and Popular Superstitions (1787).