Irénée du Pont II

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Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Businessman
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Delaware
gptkbp:birthDate 1936-01-01
gptkbp:children gptkb:Irénée_du_Pont_III
gptkbp:contribution Development of Kevlar
Development of Corian
Development of Delrin
Development of Lycra
Development of Mylar
Development of Nomex
Development of Sorona
Development of Teflon
Development of Tyvek
Development of Zytel
Development of nylon
Development of Dacron
Development of Lucite
Development of Orlon
Development of Tedlar
Development of Viton
gptkbp:deathDate 2021-12-31
gptkbp:family gptkb:Du_Pont_family
gptkbp:founded gptkb:DuPont_Company
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Wilmington,_Delaware
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Irénée du Pont II
gptkbp:industry Chemicals
gptkbp:influence Corporate governance practices
gptkbp:influenced Chemical_industry
gptkbp:involved Environmental initiatives
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership in DuPont Company
gptkbp:legacy Innovations in materials science
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:occupation Business executive
gptkbp:philanthropy DuPont_Charitable_Trusts
gptkbp:position gptkb:Chairman_of_DuPont
gptkbp:predecessor Edwin_C._du_Pont
gptkbp:spouse Margaret_du_Pont
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Charles_O._Holliday_Jr.