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  1. Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours (/ dj uː ˈ p ɒ n t, ˈ dj uː p ɒ n t / dew-PONT, DEW-pont, [1] 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.

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    Generations of men and women have contributed to the development of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, which grew from a single gunpowder mill on Brandywine Creek to an international giant. But the company's start, as well as its heart and soul, are attributable to one man, Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, who was shaped by the revolutionary period of F...

    Éleuthère Irénée du Pont was born in Paris, France, on June 24, 1771, to Pierre Samuel du Pont and Nicole Charlotte Marie Le Dee. In Greek his names signify the ideals of honor, liberty, and peace. Du Pont's father was a noble, granted his position after having served the corrupt French throne for many years. His mother died when du Pont was 14 yea...

    Shortly after arriving in America, the du Ponts moved to New York. Du Pont's father had planned to develop land in western Virginia, but was advised to delay his land investments. His father then started a commission business in New YorkCity, but it was not successful. Éleuthère du Pont then happened upon an idea that was much more profitable. On a...

    Following the teachings of his mentor, Antoine Lavoisier, and the scientific method he espoused, du Pont established technical, methodological, and ethical principles to which the company adheres to this day. Du Pont gave careful attention to raw material preparation. He used charcoal made from willow trees, because these trees always grew new bran...

    Contact at: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company 1007 Market St. Wilmington, DE 19898 Business Phone: (302)774-1000 URL: http://www.dupont.com

  2. Biographie. Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours, né Éleuthère Irénée du Pont à Paris le 24 juin 1771 et mort à Philadelphie (Pennsylvanie) le 31 octobre 1834, est un chimiste et industriel français, naturalisé américain après son départ de la France. Il étudie la fabrication de la poudre à canon avec Lavoisier.

  3. Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771–1834) was the son of Pierre Samuel du Pont, a French economist, government official, and publicist. When the du Pont family fled to the United States in 1799, Eleuthère Irénée found opportunity in America’s gunpowder industry.

  4. Aug 18, 2004 · L'entreprise doit son nom à son fondateur, Eleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours, un Français arrivé aux Etats-Unis à l'aube du XIXe siècle et qui y fit souche.

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  5. Aug 16, 2020 · En 1802, son fils cadet, Eleuthère Irénée, fonde une fabrique de poudre à canon au nord-est des Etats-Unis, dans le Delaware. C’est à cette société – orthographiée DuPont, sans espace ...

  6. Aug 17, 2020 · Il lui chante les louanges de son fils, Eleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours, qui vient d’ouvrir une fabrique de poudre à canon dans l’Etat du Delaware, dans le nord-est du pays.

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