Hiram Bentley Glass (January 17, 1906 – January 16, 2005) was an American geneticistand noted columnist. Born in China tomissionary parents, he attended college atBaylor University in Texas. He then furthered his education at the University of Texas, where he received his Ph.D. degree under the mentorship of geneticist Hermann Joseph Muller. His first major academic appointment was at Johns Hopkins University, at which time he was also a regular columnist for theBaltimore Evening Sun newspaper.
Glass was a frequent attendee of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Symposia.
In 1965, Glass became the first Academic Vice-President and Professor of Biological Sciences at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Dr. Glass' scientific papers were donated to and are available at the American Philosophical Society.
Throughout his long scientific career, he held many distinguished academic titles, including
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