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John Gloag
Born: August 10, 1896
Died: 1981 (aged 84)
Bio: John Gloag was an English writer in the fields of furniture design and architecture. Gloag also wrote science fiction novels. Gloag served with the Welsh Guards during the First World War, and was invalided home after suffering gas poisoning.
Known for:
- Short Dictionary of Furniture (1952)
- British furniture makers (1945)
- English Furniture (1934)
- Time, taste and furniture (1925)
- Men and buildings (1931)