John Eleuthère du Pont

John Eleuthère du Pont (22 November 1938 – 9 Desember 2010) adalah seorang filantropis Amerika dan pewaris kekayaan keluarga Du Pont.[1] Ia merupakan seorang ornitologis, filatelis, filantropis, konkologis, penggemar olahraga dan pelatih gulat yang belajar sendiri. Pada 1972, di Pont mendirkan dan mengepalai Museum Sejarah Alam Delaware dan berkontribusi kepada Universitas Villanova dan lembaga-lembaga lainnya.[1]

John Eleuthère du Pont
Lahir(1938-11-22)22 November 1938
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, AS
Meninggal9 Desember 2010(2010-12-09) (umur 72)
State Correctional Institution – Laurel Highlands, Pennsylvania
Sebab meninggalPenyakit pulmonari obstruktif kronis dan emfisema
KebangsaanAmerika
PendidikanHaverford School (1957)
University of Pennsylvania (1960)
B.S., University of Miami (1965)
Ph.D., Villanova University (1973)
Suami/istriGale Wenk (m. 1983; ditunda setelah 90 hari; wafat tahun 1987)
Orang tuaWilliam du Pont, Jr.
Jean Liseter Austin

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  1. ^ a b Jeré Longman (December 9, 2010). "John E. du Pont, Heir Who Killed an Olympian, Dies at 72". New York Times. Diakses tanggal November 28, 2012. John E. du Pont, an heir to the du Pont chemical fortune whose benevolent support of Olympic athletes deteriorated into delusion and ended in the shooting death of a champion wrestler, died Thursday in a western Pennsylvania prison. He was 72. Mr. du Pont was found unresponsive in his cell at Laurel Highlands State Prison near Somerset, Pa., a prison spokeswoman told The Associated Press. ... 

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