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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)...
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  • formed in 1802 by French-American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours. The company played a major role in the development of the...
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    families migrated to the United States. His son Éleuthère Irénée du Pont was the founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. He was the patriarch and progenitor...
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    descendant of DuPont founder Éleuthère Irénée du Pont. When he was eight years old, his father was killed in an explosion at the DuPont works in Repauno, New...
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    E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, initially established by Éleuthère Irénée as a gunpowder manufacturer. In 1802, Éleuthère Irénée du Pont established...
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    grandson of French-born Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours, the founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. Lammot was born at Nemours, the family home...
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    du Pont de Nemours had immigrated with his sons after the French Revolution. The son of Éleuthère Irénée du Pont II, a partner in the DuPont family gunpowder...
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    child of Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Born in New Castle County, Delaware, Alexis Irénée du Pont attended...
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    Senator Henry A. du Pont and great-grandson of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, the founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. Du Pont attended preparatory...
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    immigrated to America with relatives including his son, Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, who founded the DuPont company in 1802, and whose descendants would form one...
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    nephew of Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, the founder of the E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, and a member of the Delaware Senate. Du Pont was born March...
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    Irénée du Pont and grandson of DuPont founder Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771–1834). His brothers were Alexis Irénée du Pont Jr. and Francis Gurney du...
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    son and successor of Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, the founder of the E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. His son, Alfred Victor du Pont, was one of founding...
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    Alfred Victor DuPont and Margaretta Elizabeth (née Lammot) DuPont. His was also a great-grandson of the French-born Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, the founder...
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    Wilmington, Delaware, the second son of Éleuthère Irénée du Pont and his wife, Sophie Madeleine Dalmas. E.I. du Pont was a French immigrant and gunpowder...
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    founder of the Du Pont, Bauduy & Co., wool manufacturers, and brother of Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, the founder of the E.I. du Pont de Nemours Company. Victor...
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    son of Henry and Louisa Gerhard du Pont and grandson of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, the founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. He attended the University...
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    Pennsylvania. Du Pont was a son of Alexis Irénée du Pont and grandson of Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Born...
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    The Colonnade (1926) – memorial to Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours and his son Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, designed by Thomas Hastings. The Maze Garden –...
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    Elizabeth du Pont Bauduy (1792–1861) was an American school superintendent and eldest daughter of Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771–1834), who founded E. I. du Pont...
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    Francis Irénée du Pont (December 3, 1873 – March 16, 1942) was an American chemist and executive at the E.I. du Pont de Nemours Company. He was the great...
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    and Gabrielle Joséphine de la Fite de Pelleport. His uncle was Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, the founder of E.I. du Pont de Nemours Company, which began as...
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  • Du Pont Powder Company, the explosives and gunpowder company founded by French-American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours...
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    Marion duPont, daughter of William du Pont Sr., and great-granddaughter of Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours, the founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and...
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    findingaids.hagley.org. Retrieved 22 January 2017. Du Pont, Bessie Gardner (April 12, 2019). E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company, A History, 1802-1902. Wentworth...
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    Francis du Pont was the youngest son of Alexis Irénée du Pont and a grandson of Éleuthère Irénée du Pont. Born in New Castle County, Delaware, he received...
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    great-granddaughter of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. Of French Huguenot descent, the Du Pont family usually spell the family name as "du Pont" in the French style. Both...
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    philanthropist. She was the great-granddaughter of Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. Her estate at Eleutherian Mills...
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    The Tour DuPont was a cycling stage race in the United States held annually between 1989 and 1996, initially called the Tour de Trump in the first two...
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    purchased by Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (E. I. du Pont) between 1810 and 1818 and was used for farming and sheep-raising. In 1837, E. I du Pont's heirs sold...
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