Henry Francis du Pont

Henry Francis du Pont
Henry Francis du Pont
	Du Pont family in 1922
Born	May 27, 1880; Winterthur, Delaware
Died	April 11, 1969 (aged 88); Winterthur, Delaware
Resting place	Du Pont de Nemours Cemetery
Education	BA Horticulture (1903)
Alma mater	Harvard University
Known for	Founder of Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library
Spouse	Ruth Wales (m. 1916; died 1967)
Children	Pauline Louise (1918–2007); Ruth Ellen (1922–2014);
Parents	Henry Algernon du Pont; Mary Pauline Foster;
Relatives	Louise E. du Pont Crowninshield (sister)

Henry Francis du Pont (May 27, 1880 – April 11, 1969) was an American horticulturist, collector of early American furniture and decorative arts, breeder of Holstein Friesian cattle, and scion of the powerful du Pont family. Converted into a museum in 1951, his estate of Winterthur in Delaware is the world's premier museum of American furniture and decorative arts.