Columbia Encyclopedia entry: Hinsdale
Hinsdale, village (1990 pop. 16,029), Cook and Du Page counties, NE Ill., part of the greater Chicago metropolitan area; inc. 1873. Computer systems software is produced.
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- Dana, Charles Anderson
Dana, Charles Anderson, 1819–97, American newspaper editor, b. Hinsdale, N.H. He was a member of the Brook Farm community for five years. In 1847 he began 15 years on the New York Tribune, mos...
- Mann, Horace
Mann, Horace, 1796–1859, American educator, b. Franklin, Mass. He received a sparse preliminary schooling, but succeeded in entering Brown in the sophomore class and graduated with honors in 1...
