| Amy Elizabeth du Pont | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 7, 1880 Wilmington, Delaware, United States |
| Died | February 16, 1962 Montecito, California, United States |
| Cause of death | Stroke |
| Residence | Montecito, California |
| Occupation | Heiress, philanthropist |
| Parents | Eugene du Pont & Amelia Elizabeth du Pont |
Amy Elizabeth du Pont (August 7, 1880 – February 16, 1962) 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.[1][2] A building at the University is named in her honor. It houses the department of music.[3]
An ardent horsewoman, in 1954 Amy du Pont was injured in a fall from a horse that restricted her activities [4] until her death at age eighty-one following a stroke at her home in Montecito, California. [5]