Class was the son of a master sculptor. He came to Canada in 1951. He was one of the organizers of the International Sculpture Symposium at VanDusen Botanical Gardens in 1975. Class worked mainly in stone and steel and his work is in collections in Canada and Europe. He taught evening classes at the Vancouver School of Art from 1967 and was art director and graphic designer for the Plywood Manufacturers' Association of BC. He died in 1997.