Éleuthère Irénée du Pont
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1771 – 1834
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Who was Éleuthère Irénée du Pont?
Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours, known as Irénée du Pont, or E.I. du Pont, 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, were one of America's richest and most prominent families in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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- Born
- Jun 24, 1771
Paris - Also known as
- Eleuthere Irenee du Pont
- E.I. du Pont
- Irénée du Pont,
- E.I. duPont
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Sophie Madeleine Dalmas
(1791/10/26 - )
- Sophie Madeleine Dalmas
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Paris
- Died
- Oct 31, 1834
Greenville
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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