Yakov Karlovich Grot was a Russian philologist of German extraction who worked at the University of Helsinki.
Grot was a graduate of the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum. Wikipedia
Born: December 15, 1812, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1893 (age 81 years), Saint Petersburg, Russia
Education: Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum
Parents: Karl Grot
Children: K. Ya. Grot and Nikolai Grot
Partner: Natalʹi︠a︡ Grot (1850–)