Henry Francis du Pont | |
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![]() Du Pont family in 1922 | |
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Died | April 11, 1969 | (aged 88)
Resting place | Du Pont de Nemours Cemetery |
Education | BA Horticulture (1903) |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Known for | Founder of Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library |
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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.[1] Converted into a museum in 1951, his estate of Winterthur in Delaware is the world's premier museum of American furniture and decorative arts.[2][3]