Amy Elizabeth du Pont
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Amy Elizabeth du Pont was a prominent member of the du Pont family
of American
industrialists. Known as "Miss Amy", she was the youngest daughter of Eugene du Pont
; she never married. She served on the University of Delaware
Board of Trustees' Advisory Committee on the Women's College from 1939–1944 and founded the Unidel Foundation, a private charitable organization whose mission is to support the work of the University of Delaware. Without any children, Amy willed much of her inheritance to the Unidel Foundation, including DuPont
and Hercules Chemical Company
stock valued at some $25 million at her death. A building at the University is named in her honor. It houses the department of music.
An ardent horsewoman, in 1954 Amy du Pont was injured in a fall from a horse that restricted her activities until her death at age eighty-one following a stroke
at her home in Montecito, California
.
Du Pont family
The Du Pont family is an American family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours . The son of a Paris watchmaker and a member of a Burgundian noble family, he and his sons, Victor Marie du Pont and Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, emigrated to the United States in 1800 and used the resources of...
of American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
industrialists. Known as "Miss Amy", she was the youngest daughter of Eugene du Pont
Eugene du Pont
Eugene du Pont was an American businessman who served as the first head of modern day DuPont. Son of Alexis Irénée du Pont and grandson of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. Eugene graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and joined the business in 1861...
; she never married. She served on the University of Delaware
University of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
Board of Trustees' Advisory Committee on the Women's College from 1939–1944 and founded the Unidel Foundation, a private charitable organization whose mission is to support the work of the University of Delaware. Without any children, Amy willed much of her inheritance to the Unidel Foundation, including DuPont
DuPont
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company , commonly referred to as DuPont, is an American chemical company that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. DuPont was the world's third largest chemical company based on market capitalization and ninth based on revenue in 2009...
and Hercules Chemical Company
Hercules Chemical Company
Hercules Chemical Company Inc. is a manufacturing company located in Passaic, New Jersey, United States. The company manufactures a variety of plumbing products targeted toward plumbing professionals.- History :...
stock valued at some $25 million at her death. A building at the University is named in her honor. It houses the department of music.
An ardent horsewoman, in 1954 Amy du Pont was injured in a fall from a horse that restricted her activities until her death at age eighty-one following a stroke
Stroke
A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
at her home in Montecito, California
Montecito, California
Montecito is an unincorporated community in Santa Barbara County, California. As a census-designated place, it had a population of 8,965 in 2010. This does not include areas such as Coast Village Road, that, while usually considered part of Montecito, are actually within the city limits of Santa...
.