Glas (surname)

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Glas is a Lowland Scottish, Dutch or Low German metonymic surname meaning "glass".[citation needed] It is also an Irish and Highland Scottish surname meaning "green". Notable people with the surname include:

  • Arend Glas (born 1968), Dutch bobsledder
  • Erich Glas (1897–1973), German-Israeli artist
  • George Glas (1725–1765), Scottish mariner
  • Gerrit Glas (born 1954), Dutch professor
  • Gotthard Glas, birth name of Uziel Gal (1923–2002), German-born Israeli gun-designer
  • Hanna Glas (born 1992), Swedish footballer
  • Hans Glas (1890–1969), German entrepreneur who built cars with the brand Glas, which was bought by BMW.
  • Imke Glas (born 1994), Dutch artistic gymnast
  • John Glas (1695–1773), Scottish clergyman
  • Jorge Glas (born 1969), Ecuadorian Vice President
  • Jürgen Glas (born 1956), German swimmer
  • Konrad Glas (born 1940), German sailor
  • Rich Glas, American basketball coach
  • Stéphane Glas (born 1973), French rugby player
  • Tyko Gabriel Glas, fictional character in the Swedish novel Doctor Glas (1905)
  • Uschi Glas (born 1944), German film and television actress

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