Pierre S. du Pont was born on January 15, 1870 in Wilmington, DE. He was a prominent businessman and philanthropist, serving as president of the chemical company E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company from 1915 until 1919 and as manager of General Motors from 1920 to 1923. He was a major force in the development of the modern American corporation and was a generous benefactor of educational and cultural institutions.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M
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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.