American painter and designer, son of the famed jeweler Charles Lewis Tiffany. He is best remembered for his remarkable work with decorative iridescent glass. He began experimenting with stained glass in 1875, and co-founded a glass-making company in New York City in 1878. When disagreements between Tiffany and his partners caused the business to close in the mid-1880s, Tiffany started his own firm (later named Tiffany Studios). In the early 1890s, he created a type of glass known for its iridescent colouring, called "Favrile," helping him secure his status as a world leader in glass production. He died in New York City in 1933. //