David Grose
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Professor David F. Grose (November 21, 1944 - October 13, 2004) was a world-renowned authority on the classification of early ancient glass
from the Roman period.
. He was the second child of Frederick and Marie Grose. When he was age 6 years, his family moved to Austin, Minnesota
. He attended Austin Public Schools. His sixth grade teacher Janet Dickson remembered that his favorite subject was ancient Egypt
. After graduation from high school, he attended St. Olaf College
in Northfield, Minnesota
. He selected St. Olaf College because his great uncle, Ingebrikt Grose
, had been a professor of Language and Religion at St. Olaf College shortly after its founding. While at St. Olaf College, Grose went on his first excavation to Native American
sites in South Dakota
. He also successfully competed for a Fulbright Scholarship
to study Hadrian's Wall
in England after he graduated from St. Olaf College in 1966.
, as a graduate student in the Department of History. He wrote his doctoral thesis on the administration of the city of Rome
under the Roman Republic
. His advisor was Professor Mason Hammond. David wrote a considerable portion of his thesis while at the American Academy
of Rome in Rome, Italy. David received his doctoral degree from Harvard in 1975.
Thereafter, he spent one year at the Museum of Art and Archeology at the University of Missouri
, in Columbia, Missouri
. While at Missouri, he was strongly influenced by the archeologist Gladys Davidson Weinberg to consider the study of ancient glass. Therefore, he spent another year at the Toledo Museum of Glass in Toledo, Ohio
. Subsequently, he accepted a faculty position at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
. He continued to pursue his interest in Roman glass and spent many summers at the American Academy
of Rome. In 1989, he published his monumental and authoritative textbooks called Early Ancient Glass (Hudson Hills Press). This book was quickly accepted as a definitive description of glass production during ancient Rome. Because of this accomplishment, Grose was selected for membership in the prestigious Society of Antiquaries of London
.
Later, Grose was chosen to be Chairman of the Department of Classics at the University of Massachusetts
in Amherst
. He also was a consultant to the Metropolitan Museum of Art
, New York City
, and the British Museum
in London
.
Professor David Grose died in Cambridge, Massachusetts
. His funeral was held in the Chapel of St. Olaf College. He is buried at Gol Church cemetery in Kenyon, Minnesota. (His great grandfather Johan Grose was a founding member of this church. He had emigrated from Stettin, Prussia
, in 1854. Grose's great grandmother, Ingeborg Ness Grose, emigrated from Sogn
, Norway
, also in 1854.
Glass
Glass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
from the Roman period.
Background
David Grose was born in the small farming town of Kenyon, MinnesotaKenyon, Minnesota
Kenyon is a city in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States, along the North Fork of the Zumbro River. It was founded in 1856 and named in honor of Kenyon College...
. He was the second child of Frederick and Marie Grose. When he was age 6 years, his family moved to Austin, Minnesota
Austin, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 23,314 people, 9,897 households, and 6,076 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,168.2 people per square mile . There were 10,261 housing units at an average density of 954.3 per square mile...
. He attended Austin Public Schools. His sixth grade teacher Janet Dickson remembered that his favorite subject was ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
. After graduation from high school, he attended St. Olaf College
St. Olaf College
St. Olaf College is a coeducational, residential, four-year, private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. It was founded in 1874 by a group of Norwegian-American immigrant pastors and farmers, led by Pastor Bernt Julius Muus. The college is named after Olaf II of Norway,...
in Northfield, Minnesota
Northfield, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,147 people, 4,909 households, and 3,210 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,452.2 people per square mile . There were 5,119 housing units at an average density of 732.1 per square mile...
. He selected St. Olaf College because his great uncle, Ingebrikt Grose
Ingebrikt Grose
Ingebrikt Fredrick Grose or Ingebricks F. Grose was an author, college professor and founding president of Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota.-Background:...
, had been a professor of Language and Religion at St. Olaf College shortly after its founding. While at St. Olaf College, Grose went on his first excavation to Native American
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
sites in South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
. He also successfully competed for a Fulbright Scholarship
Fulbright Program
The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright-Hays Program, is a program of competitive, merit-based grants for international educational exchange for students, scholars, teachers, professionals, scientists and artists, founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946. Under the...
to study Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian's Wall was a defensive fortification in Roman Britain. Begun in AD 122, during the rule of emperor Hadrian, it was the first of two fortifications built across Great Britain, the second being the Antonine Wall, lesser known of the two because its physical remains are less evident today.The...
in England after he graduated from St. Olaf College in 1966.
Career
After completing his Fulbright fellowship, Grose attended Harvard UniversityHarvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, as a graduate student in the Department of History. He wrote his doctoral thesis on the administration of the city of Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
under the Roman Republic
Roman Republic
The Roman Republic was the period of the ancient Roman civilization where the government operated as a republic. It began with the overthrow of the Roman monarchy, traditionally dated around 508 BC, and its replacement by a government headed by two consuls, elected annually by the citizens and...
. His advisor was Professor Mason Hammond. David wrote a considerable portion of his thesis while at the American Academy
American Academy
American Academy can refer to:*American Academy in Berlin*Dubai American Academy*American Academy of Larnaca*American Academy in Rome*Üsküdar American Academy...
of Rome in Rome, Italy. David received his doctoral degree from Harvard in 1975.
Thereafter, he spent one year at the Museum of Art and Archeology at the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
, in Columbia, Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...
. While at Missouri, he was strongly influenced by the archeologist Gladys Davidson Weinberg to consider the study of ancient glass. Therefore, he spent another year at the Toledo Museum of Glass in Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
. Subsequently, he accepted a faculty position at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
. He continued to pursue his interest in Roman glass and spent many summers at the American Academy
American Academy
American Academy can refer to:*American Academy in Berlin*Dubai American Academy*American Academy of Larnaca*American Academy in Rome*Üsküdar American Academy...
of Rome. In 1989, he published his monumental and authoritative textbooks called Early Ancient Glass (Hudson Hills Press). This book was quickly accepted as a definitive description of glass production during ancient Rome. Because of this accomplishment, Grose was selected for membership in the prestigious Society of Antiquaries of London
Society of Antiquaries of London
The Society of Antiquaries of London is a learned society "charged by its Royal Charter of 1751 with 'the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study and knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other countries'." It is based at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London , and is...
.
Later, Grose was chosen to be Chairman of the Department of Classics at the University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts
This article relates to the statewide university system. For the flagship campus often referred to as "UMass", see University of Massachusetts Amherst...
in Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts
Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,819, making it the largest community in Hampshire County . The town is home to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts...
. He also was a consultant to the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a renowned art museum in New York City. Its permanent collection contains more than two million works, divided into nineteen curatorial departments. The main building, located on the eastern edge of Central Park along Manhattan's Museum Mile, is one of the...
, New York City
New York City
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, and the British Museum
British Museum
The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
in London
London
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.
Professor David Grose died in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
. His funeral was held in the Chapel of St. Olaf College. He is buried at Gol Church cemetery in Kenyon, Minnesota. (His great grandfather Johan Grose was a founding member of this church. He had emigrated from Stettin, Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
, in 1854. Grose's great grandmother, Ingeborg Ness Grose, emigrated from Sogn
Sogn
Sogn is a traditional district in Western Norway . It is located in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, surrounding the Sognefjord. Sogn consists of the municipalities of Aurland, Balestrand, Hyllestad, Høyanger, Gulen, Leikanger, Luster, Lærdal, Sogndal, Solund, Vik, and Årdal. The district covers ...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, also in 1854.