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The canton sends 5 members to the National Council. It formed part of the ancient Rhætia. The following are the leading events in its history: formation of the Gotteshausbund, 1396; of the Grauer Bund (Gray League), 1424; of the Zehngerichtenbund (League of Ten Jurisdictions), 1436; alliance of the first two leagues with the confederated cantons, 1497-98; of the third league, 1567; lo of Italian po e ions, 1797; union with the Swi Confederation, 1803. Area, 2,773 square miles. Population (1888), 96,291. Gri eh (gris'se). A town on the northern coast of Java, situated on the Strait of Madura: one of the oldest towns of the island. Gri el, Patient. See Griselda and Patient Gri el . Griswold (griz'wold), Roger. Born at Lyme, Conn., May 21, 1762: died at Norwich, Conn., Oct. 25, 1812. An American politician. He was graduated at Yale in 1780, and began the practice of law at Norwich in 1783, removing to Lyme in 1794. He was a Federalist member of Congre from Connecticut 1795 1805, and became a judge of the Connecticut Supreme Court in 1807, and governor of the State in 1811. While governor he refused 4 companies of troops, which were requisitioned by the President for garrison purposes, the refusal being made on the ground that the troops were not wanted to repel invasion, and that the requisition was in consequence unconstitutional. Griswold, Rufus Wilmot. Born at Benson, Rutland County, Vt., Feb. 15, 1815: died at New York city, Aug. 27, 1857. An American critic and editor. He was for a time a Baptist clergyman, but abandoned the ministry in order to devote himself to literature. He was editor of "Graham's Magazine" 1841-43, Gronov, Abraham and of the "International Magazine" in 1852. Among his works are "Poets and Poetry of America" (1842), "Prose Writers of America" (1846), "Female Poets of America" (1849), "The Republican Court" (1854). Grito de Dolores. See Dolores , Grito de . Grizzel. See Griselda. Grizzle (griz'l). The horse of Doctor Syntax. He was all skin and bone. "a Grizzle, Lord. In Fielding's burlesque "Tom Thumb the Great," a peer of the realm: flighty, flaunting, and fantastical" personage. Grizzle, Mrs. The sister of Peregrine Pickle in Smollett's novel of that name. She marries Com. modore Trunnion, and henpecks him. "She goes a little crank and humorsome by being often over stowed with Nantz and religion." Groats-worth of Wit, A, bought with a Million of Repentance. A posthumous tract by Robert Greene. It was licensed in 1592; the earliest existing edition known is 1596. It was edited by Henry Chettle. Roberto, the young man whose conversion and adventures are related, corresponds in some, though not in all, respects to Robert Greene himself. He ends with a pathetic letter to his wife, which was found with the MS. after his death. Gröben (gre'ben), Count Karl Joseph von der. Born near Rastenburg, East Pru ia, Sept. 17, 1788: died July 13, 1876. A Pru ian general. Grochow (gro chov). A village in Poland, 24 miles east of Praga (a suburb of Warsaw). It was the scene of battles between the Poles and the Ru ians under Diebitsch, Feb. 19-25, 1831. The Poles fought gallantly, inflicting severe lo on the Ru ians, but had to fall back on Warsaw. Grocyn (gro's in), William. Born at Colerne, Wilts hire, about 1446: died at Maid stone, 1519. An English cla ical scholar, first teacher of Greek at Oxford. He was a friend of Linacre, More, Colet, and Erasmus, and an ardent promoter of the "new learning," though an adherent of the old religious faith With the exception of a letter to Aldus and an epigram (or a lady who threw a snowball at him), no writings of his are known. Grodek (grō'dek). A town in Galicia, Austria Hungary, 18 miles west of Lemberg. Population (1890), commune, 10,742. Gröden (gre'den), or Grödnerthal (grèd'nertäl), It. Garden a (gär-dā'nä). A valley in Tyrol, Austria-Hungary, 16 miles northeast of Bozen. Length, 18 miles. Grodno (grod'nō). 1. A government of western Ru ia, bounded by Suwalki and Wilna on the north, Minsk on the east, Volhynia on the south, and Lomza and Siedlce on the west. Area, 14,931 square miles. Population (1892), 1,510,028.-2. The capital of the government of Grodno, situated on the Niemen in lat. 53° 44′ Ν., long. 23° 45′ E. Population (1890), 49,788. Groen van Prinsterer (Grön vän prin's ter-er). Wilhelm. Born at Voorburg, near The Hague, Aug. 21, 1801: died at The Hague, May 19, 1876 A Dutch historian, politician, and political writer. His works include "Archives, ou correspond ance inédite de la maison d'Orange-Na au" (1835-64), "Handboek der geschiedenis van het Vaderland" (1835), etc. Grogg (grog), Colonel. See the extract. A smaller society, formed with le ambitious views, ori ginated in a ride to Pennicuik, the seat of the head of Mr. Clerk's family, whose elegant hospitalities are recorded in the "Memoir." This was called, by way of excellence, The Club, and I believe it is continued under the same name to this day. Here, too, Walter had his sobriquet; and - his corduroy breeches, I presume, not being as yet worn out it was Colonel Grogg. Lockhart , Scott, L. 96. Grolier Club (grōʻlyā klub). A New York club, founded in 1884 and incorporated in 1888. Its object is the encouragement and promotion of book-making as an art, and the occasional publication of works designed to advance and illustrate that art. Grolier de Servier, Vicomte d'Aguisy, Jean. Born at Lyons, 1479: died in 1565. A celebrated French bibliophile, known as Jean Grolier. He was of a rich family, and became treasurer under Francis I. He owes his reputation to his pa ion for fine books (regarding a like subject, binding, printing, and paper). He designed many of his own ornaments and supervised the binding. Grongar Hill (gron gär hil). A descriptive poem by John Dyer, published in 1727: named from a hill in South Wales. Groningen (Grō'ning-Gen), G. Gröningen (grė'ning-en). 1. A province of the Netherlands, bounded by the North Sea on the north, the Dollart and Pru ia on the east, Drenthe on the south, and Fries land on the west. Area, 790 square miles. Population (1891), 277,282. – 2. A seaport, capital of the province of Groningen, Netherlands, situated on the Reit Diep (formed by the junction of the Drenthe 'sche Aa and the Hunse) in lat. 53° 13' N., long. 6° 34′ E. It has important trade, especially in grain and rape-seed, and is the seat of a university, founded in 1614. It was taken by Maurice of Na au in 1594. Population (1900), 67,563. Gronov (Gro'nov), L. Gronovius (grō-no'vi-us), Abraham. Born at Leyden, Netherlands, 1694: IMG:content-0557.png:[ocr errors][ocr errors][ocr errors] Gronov, Abraham died there, Aug. 17, 1775. A Dutch cla ical scholar, son of Jakob Gronov. He was librarian in the University of Leyden, and is chiefly noted for his edition of Ælian's "Varia hist or i a," besides which he published editions of Justin, Pompon i us Mela, and Tacitus. Gronov, L. Gronovius, Jakob. Born at De venter, Netherlands, Oct. 20, 1645: died at Leyden, Oct. 21, 1716. A Dutch cla ical scholar, son of J. F. Gronov (1611-71). He became profe or of belles-lettres at Leyden in 1679. His chief work is "Thesaurus anti quit a tum græcarum" (1697-1702). Gronov, L. Gronovius, Johann Fried rich. Born at Hamburg, Sept. 8, 1611: died at Leyden, Dec. 28, 1671. An eminent German cla ical scholar. He became profe or of history and eloquence in the University of Leyden in 1658, a position which he occupied until his death. He published valuable editions of Livy, Tacitus, and other Latin cla ics, and is the author of "Com men tar i us de sestertiis" (1643). Gronov, L. Gronovius, Johann Fried rich. Born at Leyden, March 10, 1690: died there, 1760. A Dutch botanist, brother of Abraham Gronov: author of "Flora Virginica" (1743) and "Flora Oriental is" (1755). Gronov, L. Gronovius, Lorenz The odor. Died at Leyden, 1778. A Dutch naturalist, son of J. F. Gronov (1690-1760). He wrote "Museum ichthyologicum" (1754-56), “Zoophylacium gronovianum" (1763-81), etc. of Empingham in Lincoln cathedral. He was energetic in reforming abuses in his diocese. In 1239 he fell into a protracted quarrel with the chapter of Lincoln over his right of visitation, which was finally settled by the Pope in his favor. His career throughout was marked by a vig- orous defense of his rights and the right against all op- ponents, including king and Pope. A notable instance of this was his refusal (1253), on the ground of unfitne , to induct into a canonry at Lincoln the Pope's nephew Fred erick di Lavanga. Gro eteste was a voluminous writer, and literature. Robert Gro eteste, a man of spotle orthodoxy, and unquestionably the first English scholar of the age. Without any advantages of birth or person, Gro eteste had already begun to mount the ladder of fame. The son of a mere peasant, he was generally described by a nickname which in Latin was rendered Capito , or Gro um Caput , and in English Great head , or Grosthead. The date of his birth is unknown, and it is not certain whether he took his degree in arts at Oxford or at Paris. Before becoming a lecturer in the Francis can convent, he had been suc Wilts, North amp ton, and Leicester, and he seems to have ce ively appointed to the archdeaconries of Chester, held the last two of these preferments until the year 1231. Lyte , Oxford, p. 29. Gro eto (gros-sā tō). 1. A province in Tuscany, Italy, bordering on the Mediterranean. Area, 1,738 square miles. Population (1891), 121,564.-2. The capital of the province of Gro eto, situated near the Ombrone in lat. 42° 46′ N., long. 11° 6' E. It is the chief place in the Maremme, and has a cathedral. Population (1891), estimated, 8,700. Gro glockner. See Glockner . Groot (grot), Gerhard, L. Ger hard us Magnus. Born at Dev enter, Netherlands, Oct., 1340: died there, Aug. 20, 1384. A Dutch reformer, found- er of the society of "Brethren of the Common Gro glogau. See Glogau . Life." He was the son of a burgomaster of De- venter. - Groote Eylandt (grōtī'länt). ['Great Island.'] An island in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia. Gros (grō), Antoine Jean, Baron. Born at Paris, March 16, 1771: drowned himself in the Seine, near Paris, June 25, 1835. A French historical painter. He studied first with his father, a miniature painter; in 1785 entered the atelier of David; and visited Italy in 1793. He was especially inspired by Rubens and Van Dyck. Gros came into relations with Bonaparte at the time of the Italian campaign, and painted his portrait in the "Ponte d'Arcole." He was appointed on the commi ion which selected the works taken to France from the conquered cities of Italy. On his return to Paris he painted Les pest iférés de Jaffa" (1804), "Charge valerie à la bataille d'Aboukir" (1806), and other similar works. He was made baron by Napoleon I., and became a member of the Institute in 1816. He exhibited in 1827 "Le portrait de Charles X.," and in 1835 "Hercule et Diomède." The criticism upon this work brought on an attack of melancholia, and he drowned himself. He exhibited at the Salons from 1797 to 1835. Grosclaude (grō-klōd'), Louis. Born at Locle, Switzerland, Sept. 26, 1788: died at Paris, Dec. 11, 1869. A Swi genre painter. He studied with Regnault. Many of his works were bought by the King of of Pru ia. Grose (gros), Francis. Born at Green ford, Middle sex, x, about 1731: died at Dublin, May 12, 1791. An English antiquary. He studied art, and exhibited at the Royal Academy for a number of years, chiefly architectural drawings. He was Richmond herald 1755-63, and afterward held offices in several corps of militia. In 1789 he made an antiquarian tour in Scotland, and in 1791 started on a similar tour in Ireland, from which he never returned. He wrote "The Antiquities of England and Wales" (1773-87), "Cla ical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue" (1785), "Military Antiquities, etc." (1786), "Provincial Glo ary" (1787), "The Antiquities of Scotland" (1789), "The Antiquities of Ireland," finished by Dr. Ledwich (1791-95), etc. Gro (gros), Samuel D. Born near Easton, Pa., July 8, 1805: died at Philadelphia, May 6, 1884. An American surgeon. His works include "Elements of Pathological Anatomy" (1839), "System of Surgery" (1859), etc. Gro bee ren (grōs'bā-ren). A village in the province of Brandenburg, Pru ia, 12 miles south of Berlin. Here, Aug. 23, 1813, the Pru ians under Von Bülow defeated the French army which was advancing on Berlin under Oudinot, driving it back on the Elbe. Gro e (gros'se), Julius Waldemar. Born at Erfurt, Pru ia, April 25, 1828: died at Torbole, Austria, May 9, 1902. A German poet and novelist. He was engaged in journalistic work at Munich 1854-70, and became secretary of the Schiller-Stiftung at Weimar in 1870. He published numerous poetical and dramatic works, and the novels "Untrenaus Mitleid" (1862-64), "Maria Mancini" (1869), "Eine alte Liebe" (1869), "Ge. gen den Strom" (1871), "Tante Carldore" (1890), etc. Gro enhain (gros's en-hin), formerly called Hain. A town in the government district of Dresden, Saxony, situated on the Röder 19 miles north-northwest of Dresden. Population (1890), 12,935. Gro eteste (gros'test), Robert. Died 1253. An English divine and scholar, elected bishop of Lincoln in 1235. He studied at Oxford and Paris; later became chancellor at Oxford and (1224) first rector of the Francis cans there; and was appointed archdeacon of Wilts (1214, 1220), archdeacon of North amp ton 1221, and later archdeacon of Leicester. He also held the prebend Gro görschen (grōs'ger-shen). A village south of Lützen (which see). The battle of Lützen, May 2, 1813, is sometimes called the battle of Gro görschen. Gro i (grōs'sē), Tommaso. Born at Bellano, on the Lake of Como, Italy, Jan. 20, 1791: died at Milan, Dec. 10, 1853. An Italian poet and novelist. His works include the historical novel "Marco Visconti" (1834), the poem "Ildegonda" (1820), etc. Gro jägerndorf (grōs-yā'gern-dorf). A village in the province of East Pru ia, Pru ia, 9 miles east of Wehlau. Here, Aug. 30, 1757, a large Ru ian army, invading Pru ia under Apraxin, inflicted a severe defeat on the Pru ians under Von Lehwald. Gro -Steffelsdorf. See Rima - Szombath . Gro wardein (gros'vär-din), Hung. NagyVárad (nody'vä-rod). A royal A royal free city, capital of the county of Bihar, Hungary, situated on the Sebes Körös in lat. 47° 4′ N., long. 21° 53′ E. It has a Roman and a Greek cathedral. It is one of the oldest Hungarian towns. A treaty was made here between Ferdinand I. and John Zápoly a in 1538. It was a temporary seat of the revolutionary government in 1849. Population (1890), 38,557. Grosvenor (gro've-nor) Gallery. 1. A private picture-gallery established in Grosvenor House, London, by Richard, first Earl Grosvenor. He purchased the pictures of Mr. Agar as a nucleus. It contains fine works of Claude and Rubens 2. A gallery for the exhibition of paintings of the modern esthetic school, established by Lord Grosvenor in New Bond street in 1876. Pictures were received only by invitation. The exhibitions have been discontinued. Grosvenor Square. A fashionable square in London, east of Hyde Park. It was laid out before 1716 and has been the residence of many famous men. There is great variety of styles in its architecture, and it is before many of the doors. noted for the old ironwork and flambeau extinguishers Grote (grot), George. Born at Clay Hill, near Beckenham, Kent, Nov. 17, 1794: died at London, June 18, 1871. A celebrated English his torical writer. He studied at the Charter house, and in 1810 entered his father's bank, devoting himself thereafter to that busine . He was a member of Parliament 1833 Bain (1873). 1841. His great work is a "History of Greece" (1846-56). He also published "Plato and the other Companions of So crates" (1865). His "Minor Works" were collected by Grote, Mrs. (Harriet Lewin). Born near Southampton, England, July 1, 1792: died at Shiere, near Guild ford, Surrey, Dec. 29, 1878. An English author, wife of George Grote (married 1820), whose biography she wrote (1873). She published also "Life of Ary Scheffer" (1860), etc. Grove, Sir William Robert a German scholar, Grotefend. Grotefend noticed that the inscriptions generally began with three or four words, one of which varied, while the others remained unchanged. The variable word had three forms, though the same form always appeared on the same monument. Grotefend, therefore, conjectured that this word represented the name of a king, the words which followed it being the royal titles. One of the supposed names appeared much oftener than the others, and as it was too short for Artaxerxes and too long for Cyrus, it was evident that it must stand either for Darius or for Xerxes. A study of the cla ical authors showed Grotefend that certain of the monuments on which it was found had been constructed by Darius, and he accordingly gave to the characters composing it the values required for spelling "Darius" in its old Persian form. In this way he succeeded in obtaining conjectural values for six cuneiform letters. He now turned to the second royal name, which also appeared on several monuments, and was of much the same length as that of Darius. This could only be Xerxes; but if so, the fifth letter composing it (r) would nece arily be the same as the third letter in the name of Darius. This proved to be the case. Sayce , Anc. Monuments, p. 13. Groth (grōt), Klaus. Born at Heide, in Holstein, April 24, 1819: died at Kiel, June 2, 1899. A German dialect poet. He wrote in 1853 the first volume of "Quick born" ("Living Spring"), poems of popular life, in the "Platt-Deutsch" (Low German) dialect. He had not had a university education, but was given the doctor's title "honor is causa" by the University of Bonn in 1856. In 1857 he became docent Kiel, where he was subsequently made profe or. Two volumes of "Vertelln" (narratives in prose appeared in 1855 and 1859. A second volume of "Quick born" followed in 1872; "Ut min Jungsparadies, drei Vertelln" ("From my Youthful Paradise, Three Stories") in 1876. "Briefe über Hochdeutsch und Plattdeutsch" ("Letters on High German and Platt-Deutsch") appeared in 1858; "Uber Mundarten und Mundartliche Dichtung" ("On Dialects and Dialect Poetry") in 1873. Grotius (grō'shi-us) (Latinized from de Groot), Hugo. Born at Delft, Netherlands, April 10, 1583: died at Rostock, Germany, Aug. 28, 1645. A celebrated Dutch jurist, theologian, statesman, and poet, the founder of the science of international law. He was made pensionary of Rotter dam in 1613; as a Remonstrant leader was condemned to life imprisonment at Loevestein in 1619; escaped in 1621; and was Swedish amba ador to France 1635-45. He published "De jure bell i et pac is" (1625: his chief work), "De veritate religion is Christianæ" (1627), annotations on the Old Testament (1644) and on the New Testament (1641-46), "Adamus exul" (1601: a tragedy), "Christ us patiens (1608: a tragedy), and many other works. Groton (grō'ton). A town in Middle sex County, Ma achusetts, 32 miles northwest of Boston: the seat of Lawrence Academy. Population (1900), 2,052. Groton. A town in New London County, Connecticut, situated at the mouth of the Thames, opposite New London. It contains Fort Griswold, which was the scene of a ma acre of American troops by British under Benedict Arnold, Sept. 6, 1781. Population (1900), 5,962. Grotta del Cane (groōt'tä del käʻne). [It., lit. 'grotto of the dog': so named because the carbonic acid, collecting near the floor of the cave, will kill a dog, while a man, being taller, escapes.] A grotto near Pozzuoli, 6 miles west of Naples. The carbonic-acid gas collected in it is dangerous to animal life. Grottaglie (grot-täl'ye). A town in the province of Lecce, Apulia, Italy, 13 miles northeast of Taranto. Population (1881), 9,431. Grouchy (grö-she'), Marquis Emmanuel de. Born at Paris, Oct. 23, 1766: died at St.-Étienne, France, May 29, 1847. A French marshal, distinguished in the Napoleonic wars. He commanded a detached force in the Waterloo campaign, and defeated part of Blücher's army at Wavre, June 18, 1815, but failed to prevent Blücher from joining Wellington or to come himself to the a istance of Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo, which was fought a few miles distant on the same day. Grouse's Day, St. The 12th of August: so called jocularly in Great Britain because the shooting-season opens then. Grou et (grö-sā'), Paschal. Born in Corsica, 1844. A French journalist and Communist, minister of foreign affairs in the Commune 1871 (March 22), and member of the executive com mittee (April 21). He was arrested June 3, condemned to deportation, and sent (June, 1872) to New Caledonia. In March, 1874, he escaped to England, and returned to France in 1881, where he devoted himself entirely to literary work. He wrote under the pseudonyms Docteur Blasius, Léopold Virey, Philippe Daryl, André Laurie, and Tiburce Moray. Grove (grov), Sir George. Born at Clapham, Surrey, Aug. 13, 1820: died at London, May 28, 1900. An English engineer and writer. He built at Jamaica in 1841 the first iron lighthouse, and was em Grotefend(grō'te-fent), Georg Fried rich. Born at Münden, near Ca el, Pru ia, June 9, 1775: died at Hannover, Pru ia, Dec. 15, 1853. A noted German philologist and archæologist, prorector (later con rector) of the gymnasium at Frankfort-on-the-Main (1803-21), and direc- tor of the lyceum at Hannover (1821-49). He is especially noted for his labors on the decipherment of the cuneiform inscriptions. His works include "Neue Grove, Sir William Robert. Born at Swansea, Beiträge zur Erläuterung der perse pol it an is chen Keil schrift" (1837), "Rudiment a linguæ Umbrica" (1835-38), "Rudiment a linguæ Osce" (1839), etc. See the extract. The clue to the decipherment of the [cuneiform] inscriptions was first discovered by the succe ful gue of ployed on the Britannia Bridge. He was director of the Royal College of Music, Kensington, 1882-94. He edited "Mac mill an's Magazine" for several years, and edited the "Dictionary of Music and Musicians" (1879-86). Wales, July 14, 1811: died Aug. 1,1896. An English physicist. He was admitted to the bar 1835; Grove, Sir William Robert invented the voltaic battery known as "Grove's battery 1839; was profe or of physics at the London Institution 1840-47; became a judge of the Court of Common Pleas 1871, was knighted 1872; became a judge of the High Court of Justice 1875; and retired from the bench 1887. Chief work, "On the Correlation of Physical Forces" (1846). (grov'ton). See Bull Run . Groyne, The. The old English name of Corunna. among other works, “Decorations and Stuccos of Churches and Palaces of Italy" (1844) and "Specimens of Ornamental Art" (1850). Grünstadt (grün'stät). A small town in the Rhine Palatinate, Bavaria, 10 miles southwest Grua y Branciforte (grö'ä tälä- of Worms. Guaimis Cordova , Diego . Guadalcazar, Marquis of. See Fernandez de Guadalquivir (ga-dal-kwiv'er; Sp. pron. gwä- is trat or. He belonged to the family of the princes of Carini, and was the brother-in-law of Manuel Godoy, whose influence secured him many undeserved honors. He was made captain-general in the army, grandee of Spain, etc., and from July, 1794, to May, 1798, was viceroy of Mexico. By scandalous abuse of his power he gathered rects. In after life he adhered to Joseph Bonaparte. Gruber (grö'ber), Johann Gottfried. Born at Naumburg on the Saale, Pru ia, Nov. 29, 1774: died at Halle, Pru ia, Aug. 7, 1851. A German writer and scholar, collaborator with Ersch on the "All gem eine Encyklopädie der Wi enschaf ten und Künste." Grub (grub) Street. A London street, still existing but for many years known as Milton street. It is in the parish of St. Giles, Cripple gate, and runs from Fore street to Chis well street. It was formerly noted "as the abode of small authors, who as writers of trashy pamphlets and broadsides became the butts for the wits of their time.... The name 'Grub street,' as opproopponents to the writings of Foxe the martyrologist, who brio us, seems, however, to have been first applied by their resided in the street" ( Hare , London, I. 273). Grub Street Opera, The. A burlesque by Henry Fielding, produced in 1731. Grumbler (grum'bler), The. A comedy by Sir Charles Sedley, printed in 1702. It is a translation of Brueys's "Le grondeur," and was adapted as a farce by Goldsmith in 1773. Grumble ton i ans (grum-bl-to'ni-anz). In Great feet. Grus (grus). [L., 'a crane.] A southern constellation between Aquarius and Piscis Australis. It is one of the constellations introduced by the navigators of the 16th century. Born at Antwerp, Dec. 3, 1560: died at Heidelberg, Baden, Sept. 20, 1627. A noted cla ical scholar, author author of "In script i ones antiquæ totius orb is Romanorum" (1603), etc. Grütli. See Rütli . Grützner (grüts'ner), Eduard. Born at Gro - Karlowitz, in Silesia, May 26, 1846. A German genre painter, best known from his scenes from Shakspere. Gruyères, or Gruyère (grü-yar'), G. Greyerz (gri'erts). A district in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland; also, a town in the district, 15 miles south of Fribourg, celebrated for cheese. Gruyere, Gruyère, Théodore Charles. Born at Paris, Sept. 17, 1813: died there, March 1, 1885. A French sculptor, a pupil of Ramey and Auguste Dumont. Grynæus (gri-nē'us) (Latinized from Gryner), Simon. Born at Vehringen, Swabia, 1493: died at Basel, Aug. 1, 1541. A German-Swi Protestant theologian and philologist. Gryphius (grif'i-us; G. pron. gre'fe-ös), An