Frederick Philip Grove (February 14, 1879 – September 9, 1948) was a German-born Canadian novelist and translator.
He was best known as a prolific translator before he left Berlin for start a new life in North America in late July 1909. In 1912, he came to Manitoba, where he first taught school in Haskett, Winkler, Virden, Gladstone, & finally Rapid City, from where he emerged as a Canadian author in 1922. He died in 1948 on his estate in Simcoe, Ontario, where he had resided since 1930.
Read more about Frederick Philip Grove: FPG Portrait "Solar Grove" & Collage "Six Times Solar Grove", About FPG (Greve/Grove), Early Life in Germany & Europe, Emigration: USA, 1909, Emigration: Canada, 1912, FPG (Greve/Grove) Chronology in Three Parts, 1879-1948, Pseudonyms, FPG Bibliography
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