Éleuthère Irénée du Pont
Éleuthère Irénée du Pont | |
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Illusration of Éleuthère Irénée du Pont | |
| Born | Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours 24 June 1771 |
| Died | 31 October 1834 (aged 63) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Du Pont de Nemours Cemetery (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.) |
| Nationality | French, American |
| Known for | Founder of the original DuPont company |
| Title | President, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company |
| Term | 1804–1834 |
| Successor | Alfred Victor Philadelphe du Pont |
| Spouse | Sophie Madeleine Dalmas |
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| Parent(s) | Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours Nicole-Charlotte Marie-Louise le Dée de Rencourt |
| Relatives | Du Pont family |
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Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours (/djuːˈpɒnt, ˈdjuːpɒnt/ dew-PONT, DEW-pont, French: [eløtɛʁ iʁene dy pɔ̃ d(ə) nəmuʁ]; 24 June 1771 – 31 October 1834) was a French-American chemist and industrialist who founded the gunpowder manufacturer E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. His descendants, the du Pont family, have been one of the richest and most prominent American families since the 19th century, with generations of influential businessmen, politicians and philanthropists. In 1807, du Pont was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society in his adopted hometown of Philadelphia.