Pierre S. du Pont

Entrepreneur

Birthday January 15, 1870

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Wilmington, DE

DEATH DATE Apr 4, 1954 (84)

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About

Former president of the chemical company E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company from 1915 until 1919 and former manager of General Motors.

Before Fame

He received a chemistry degree from MIT in 1890.

Trivia

He developed America's first smokeless gunpowder.

Family Life

He married his cousin Alice Belin in 1915 after being a longtime bachelor.

Associated With

He and Henry Ford both named their companies after themselves.