Biography:
Wilfred de Glehn (1870-1951) was born Wilfred Gabriel von Glehn in Sydenham, England, a suburb of South London. He began his education at Brighton College and continued his studies at the Royal College of Art in South Kensington. His mother was French and allowed him to stay with relatives in France where he completed his formal arts education at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris. His father, Alexander von Glehn, was a coffee importer and also helped build the narrow-gauge railways in France.
Wilfred de Glehn (1870-1951) was born Wilfred Gabriel von Glehn in Sydenham, England, a suburb of South London. He began his education at Brighton College and continued his studies at the Royal College of Art in South Kensington. His mother was French and allowed him to stay with relatives in France where he completed his formal arts education at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris. His father, Alexander von Glehn, was a coffee importer and also helped build the narrow-gauge railways in France.
