Joseph Glidden

Joseph Glidden
Born	(1813-01-18)January 18, 1813 Charlestown, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	October 9, 1906(1906-10-09) (aged 93) DeKalb, Illinois, U.S.
Resting place	Fairview Cemetery, DeKalb, Illinois
Occupation(s)	Teacher, farmer, inventor, businessman
Spouse	Clarissa Foster (1837–1843) Lucinda Warne (1850–1895)
Children	3[1]
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Joseph Farwell Glidden (January 18, 1813 – October 9, 1906) 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.