Born on November 4, 1938, in Mumbai, India, Klein attended Westminster School (1951-1957) in London and Wadham College, Oxford University (1957-1961), where he earned a bachelor of arts degree and graduated with honors. After leaving Oxford, Klein studied singing and pursued a successful career as an opera singer from 1966 to 1978. Dan was the founding director of North Lands Creative Glass in northeast Scotland, a prolific author on art made from glass, art dealer, and the former director of 20th century decorative art for Christie’s auctions
In 1978, he opened a gallery in London that specialized in 20th century decorative arts and contemporary glass. Among the most important exhibitions he produced were shows of work by Christopher Dresser and one titled “Masters Of Czech Glass”, which, in 1983, introduced the world to the full scope of work being done behind the Iron Curtain, helping to launch the Western careers of Stanislav Libensky and Jaroslava Brychtova.
