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Jul 26, 2021 · It was here, in 1802, that Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours founded his powder works and began the legacy of a powerful and wealthy French American family. Before coming to America, the du Pont family lived in a chaotic France. The French Revolution began in 1789 as a rebellion against monarchy and abuses of power.
Apr 1, 2024 · DuPont Company, American corporation engaged primarily in biotechnology and the manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals. The company was founded by Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771–1834) in Delaware in 1802 to produce black powder and later other explosives, which remained the company’s main.
Eleuthere Irenee du Pont. Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours (June 24, 1771 – October 31, 1834), known as Irénée du Pont, or E.I. du Pont, was a French -born American chemist and industrialist who emmigrated to the United States in 1799 and founded the gunpowder manufacturing business, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.
Jan 19, 2023 · Irénée du Pont Jr., the patriarch of Delaware's prominent, wealthy and influential du Pont family, died Monday. He was 103. Du Pont was the great-great-grandson of DuPont Co. founder Éleuthère ...
Éleuthère Irénée Irénée EI du Pont de Nemours (du Pont) (24 Jun 1771 - 31 Oct 1834) 0 references. Oxford Reference overview ID. 20110810104814887. 0 references .
Jan 26, 2024 · Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours (24 June 1771 – 31 October 1834), known as Irénée du Pont, or E.I. du Pont, was a French-born Huguenot chemist and industrialist who immigrated to the United States in 1799 and founded the gunpowder manufacturer, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. His descendants, the Du Pont family, were one of ...
Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours was of French nobility on his mother's side of the family, and learned the basics of chemistry from Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier, the French government's gunpowder-maker. Du Pont stood with his father in defense of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette from angry mobs in 1792. As the French Revolution ...
- June 24, 1771
- October 31, 1834
