Francis Grose

This article is about the writer. For his son, the Governor of New South Wales, see Francis Grose (British Army officer).

Francis Grose FSA.

Francis Grose (before 11 June 1731 – 12 May 1791) 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).