H. Bentley Glass
| H. Bentley Glass | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 17, 1906 China |
| Died | January 16, 2005 (aged 98) |
| Nationality | USA |
| Fields | Genetics |
| Institutions |
Johns Hopkins University State University of New York at Stony Brook |
| Doctoral advisor | Hermann Joseph Muller |
Hiram Bentley Glass (January 17, 1906 – January 16, 2005) was an American geneticist and noted columnist. Born in China to missionary parents, he attended college at Baylor 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 the Baltimore Evening Sun newspaper. He taught at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri and at Goucher College in Maryland before joining the faculty at Johns Hopkins.
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
Like his doctoral mentor H. J. Muller, Bentley Glass was deeply concerned about eugenics. In response to the views of Charles Davenport, Morris Steggerda and others, Glass wrote "Geneticists Embattled: Their Stand Against Rampant Eugenics and Racism in America During the 1920s and 1930s". The following excerpt is emblematic:
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