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Pierre Samuel du Pont (/ d uː ˈ p ɒ n t /; January 15, 1870 – April 4, 1954) was an American entrepreneur, businessman, philanthropist and member of the prominent du Pont family. He was president of DuPont from 1915 to 1919, and was on its board of directors until 1940.
- Businessman, philanthropist
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- Du Pont de Nemours Cemetery
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31. März 2024 · Pierre Samuel du Pont (born January 15, 1870, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.—died April 5, 1954, Wilmington) was a manufacturer and the largest American munitions producer during World War I.
1870-1954: Pierre S. du Pont. Pierre S. du Pont was born in 1870 in a DuPont Company house overlooking the Brandywine Creek just north of Wilmington, Delaware. His early years were influenced by the area’s natural beauty and by the du Pont family’s long tradition of gardening.
- Longwood Gardens
duPont increased the company’s munitions production from 1 million pounds per month to 1 million pounds per day. duPont manufactured close to 1.5 billion pounds of military explosives during the war, and employed a high of 86,000 workers. In the process, duPont totally reorganized the explosives industry.
10. Mai 2021 · Du Pont, who died Saturday at age 86 after a long illness, according to his former chief of staff, broke with family tradition by leaving the family business for a career in law and politics.
Abstract. This paper examines the motivations of perhaps the highest-profile crusader for the repeal of the U.S. national prohibition amendment, Pierre S. du Pont II. The paper uses du Pont’s archived correspondence to bear on the question of what motivated his activism.
23. Sept. 2018 · Pierre Samuel du Pont was an organizational and financial genius, who not only grew his family business to towering heights, but is also one of the most important individuals in the history of General Motors. From a genealogical standpoint, he was the great-great-grandson of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, a Hugenot whose mother ...
