About Nemours
About A.I. duPont
Our founder came from one of America’s wealthiest families, but his family name could not protect his childhood from illness and tragedy. He was orphaned at age 13, and few knew that he was blind in one eye. He also suffered serious hearing loss, eventually becoming deaf.
Overcoming adversity, Alfred I. duPont became an innovator and inventor, always looking for ways to make the world better.
Today, that vision is fulfilled through Nemours. Millions of children have survived catastrophic illness and thrived throughout childhood thanks to the entire Nemours system of care.
Honoring Alfred I. duPont’s legacy, we are dedicated to improving the lives of children – now and for generations to come. That is the promise of Nemours.
