Éleuthère Irénée "E.I." du Pont

Friday, January 01, 1802

Éleuthère Irénée "E.I." du Pont was born in France in 1771 and immigrated to the United States in 1800. DuPont was a business leader, scientist, inventor, and philanthropist who founded the DuPont company in 1802. The company produced gunpowder along the Brandywine River in Delaware, laying the foundation for what would become a global chemical manufacturing enterprise.