Frederic Growse

Frederic Growse
Growse engraving at Bulandshahr
Born	Frederic Salmon Growse 1836 Suffolk, England
Died	19 May 1893 (aged 56–57) Haslemere, Surrey, England
Occupation	District magistrate and collector for Indian Civil Service
Years active	1860–1890
Known for	Founding the Government Museum, Mathura Encouraging local Indian handicrafts Buildings: Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, Mathura, Garden Gate, Bathing Ghat and Town Hall, Bulandshahr
Notable work	English translation of the Ramayana of Tulsidas Bulandshahr; or, Sketches of an Indian district; social, historical and architectural (1884)

Frederic Salmon Growse CIE (1836 – 19 May 1893) was a British civil servant of the Indian Civil Service (ICS), Hindi scholar, archaeologist and collector, who served in Mainpuri, Mathura, Bulandshahr and Fatehpur during British rule in India.

He studied Indian literature and languages, and founded the Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart and the Government Museum, both at Mathura. Between 1876 and 1883, he published in series, the first English translation of the Ramayana of Tulsidas. He also wrote Mathurá: A district memoir (1880) and a description of the district of Bulandshahr (1884) and of its new architecture (1886).

Described as "never a persona grata to his superiors", he was nonetheless gazetted CIE in 1879.^[1] At Bulandshahr between 1878 and 1884 he caused a number of buildings to be constructed using local designs and craftsmen. In 1882, he donated a collection of Indian pottery to the British Museum.