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Joseph Glidden

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Gender Male
Death118 years ago
Date of birth January 18,1813
Zodiac sign Capricorn
Born Charlestown
New Hampshire
United States
Date of died October 9,1906
DiedDeKalb
Illinois
United States
Siblings Jonathan Glidden
John Glidden
Susannah Glidden
Sarah Glidden
SpouseLucinda Warne Glidden
Clarissa Foster
Children Elva Glidden
Clarissa Glidden
Virgil Glidden
Homer Glidden
Parents Polly Hurd Glidden
David Glidden
Job Businessperson
Inventor
Rest placeFairview Cemetery, DeKalb, Illinois
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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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