Richard C. Hornung (1902-1990) belonged to a long line of piano craftsmen: the extended family of the pioneering Danish piano maker, C. C. Hornung.
From A Dictionary of Pianists and Composers for the Pianoforteby Ernst Pauer, 1895:
“Hornung and Moller of manufacturers to the Danish. The manufactory was founded by Conrad Christian Hornung b. 1801 Skjelsbor Island of Denmark who transferred it to his former assistant Hans Moller b. May 1802. It was still called Hornung and in 1842 the firm introduced the cast iron frame. The factory is worked by steam and employs about 100 workers. The excellence of the piano is generally acknowledged.”
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From: Martin Shepherd
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