Putnam Griswold (1875"1914) was an American opera singer (bass), born in Minneapolis, Minn. Originally he followed a business career. At the age of 22 he discovered his voice and began to study with a local teacher in California.
In 1900 he went to London, where he was for two years a pupil of A. Randegger at the Royal College of Music. During the winter of 1902"1903 he studied under Bouhy at Paris, the next winter under Stockhausen at Frankfurt; and finally he completed his studies with Emerich at Berlin in 1905.