Famous People with Name Glass

Samuel Francis Glass            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Samuel Francis Glass: was a insurance and real estate agent and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Middlesex East in the Canadian House of Commons from 1913 to 1921 as a Conservative. Glass was first elected to the House of Commons in an 1913 by-election held following the death of Peter Elson. From 1917 to 1921, he was a member of the Unionist Party. Glass was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1921. He died in London four years later at the age of 64.

Christian Henrik Glass            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Christian Henrik Glass: was a Danish composer, organist and pianist. He was a student of Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann. His son was the composer and pianist Louis Glass.

Louis Glass            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Louis Glass: was a Danish composer. Glass, born in Copenhagen, was almost an exact contemporary of Carl Nielsen and like Nielsen was a student of Niels Gade. However, Glass also studied at the Brussels Conservatory where he became enamored of the music of César Franck and Anton Bruckner, both of whom stylistically influenced his writing. For several years, he was one of Denmark's leading concert pianists until a paralysis in one arm made him retire from the stage. He then devoted himself primarily to composing. He composed in most genres and wrote several chamber music works of worth, including four string quartets, a string sextet, a piano trio, a piano quintet and several instrumental sonatas.