Francis Gurney du Pont

Francis Gurney du Pont
Born(1850-05-27)May 27, 1850
New Castle County, Delaware, US
DiedNovember 7, 1904(1904-11-07) (aged 54)
Wilmington, Delaware, US
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
OccupationsInventor, businessman
SpouseElise Wigfall Simons
ChildrenE. Paul du Pont
FatherAlexis Irénée du Pont

Francis Gurney du Pont (May 27, 1850 – November 7, 1904) was an American businessman and chemist who was a vice president of E. I. du Pont de Nemours Company and invented smokeless gunpowder with the assistance of cousin Pierre S. du Pont. A member of the du Pont family, Francis had ten children, including E. Paul du Pont, founder of Du Pont Motors.

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