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Francis Gurney du Pont (May 27, 1850 – November 7, 1904 [1]) 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.
18 de ene. de 2024 · Francis Gurney du Pont (1850–1904) was the creator of smokeless gunpowder and the youngest son of Alexis I. du Pont and the grandson of E. I. du Pont. Francis served as superintendent of the Upper and Lower Hagley Yards and later as general manager of Carney’s Point, New Jersey, in 1891.
23 de jul. de 2014 · Summary. Francis Gurney du Pont, son of Alexis Irénée and Joanna Maria (Smith) du Pont, was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1870. In 1871 he began his career with E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. as an operator of graining mills.
He and his cousin Francis Gurney du Pont developed the first American smokeless powder in 1892 at the Carney's Point plant in New Jersey. Most of the 1890s he spent working with the management at a steel firm partly owned by DuPont (primarily by T. Coleman du Pont ), the Johnson Street Rail Company in Johnstown, Pennsylvania .
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.
Abstract. Francis Gurney du Pont (1850-1904) was the youngest son of Alexis I. du Pont (1816-1857) and Joanna Smith du Pont (1815-1876), and grandson of Éleuthère Irénée "E.I." du Pont (1771-1834), founder of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont Company.
The papers of Francis Gurney du Pont (1850-1904) describe both his business activities at E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, his family life, and his activities in the Episcopal Church. The majority of the papers comprise du Pont's general business correspondence, relating to du Pont's experimental work with smokeless powder and the 1897-98 ...
