Joseph Glidden
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 119 years ago |
| Date of birth | January 18,1813 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Charlestown |
| New Hampshire | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | October 9,1906 |
| Died | DeKalb |
| Illinois | |
| United States | |
| Siblings | Jonathan Glidden |
| John Glidden | |
| Susannah Glidden | |
| Sarah Glidden | |
| Spouse | Lucinda Warne Glidden |
| Clarissa Foster | |
| Children | Elva Glidden |
| Clarissa Glidden | |
| Virgil Glidden | |
| Homer Glidden | |
| Parents | Polly Hurd Glidden |
| David Glidden | |
| Job | Businessperson |
| Inventor | |
| Rest place | Fairview Cemetery, DeKalb, Illinois |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 440179 |
Joseph Glidden Life story
Joseph Farwell Glidden was an American businessman and farmer. He was the inventor of the modern barbed wire. In 1898, he donated land for the Northern Illinois State Normal School in DeKalb, Illinois, which was renamed as Northern Illinois University in 1957.
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