Esther Driver du Pont (January 21, 1908 - March 24, 1984) was an American philanthropist who created the Thouron Award with her husband, John R.

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  • Esther Driver du Pont (January 21, 1908 - March 24, 1984) was an American philanthropist who created the Thouron Award with her husband, John R. H. Thouron. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, she was a member of the wealthy and respected Du Pont family, the daughter of Natalie Driver Wilson and her husband Lammot du Pont. In 1953 she married for a second time to John Rupert Hunt Thouron, a native of Cookham in Berkshire, England. In 1960 they established the Thouron Scholars Program of student exchanges between the University of Pennsylvania and leading universities in the United Kingdom. In 1967 she received an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from the University of Pennsylvania in recognition of her work. (en)
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  • Esther D. du Pont (en)
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  • Philanthropist: Racehorse owner/breeder (en)
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  • Esther Driver du Pont (January 21, 1908 - March 24, 1984) was an American philanthropist who created the Thouron Award with her husband, John R. (en)
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  • Esther D. du Pont (en)
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  • Esther D. du Pont
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