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Irenaeus Irenaeus ( or ; ; ) was a Greeks, Greek bishop noted for his role in guiding and expanding Christianity, Christian communities in the southern regions of present-day France and, more widely, for the development of Christian theology by oppos ...

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Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre Charles-Irénée Castel, abbé de Saint-Pierre (18 February 1658 – 29 April 1743) was a French writer. Biography In 1718, Saint-Pierre published ''Discours sur la polysynodie'', where he proposed that appointed ministers be replaced by ...

(1658–1743), French writer and radical *

Éleuthère Irénée du Pont Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours ( , ; 24 June 1771 – 31 October 1834) was a French-American chemist and industrialist who founded the gunpowder manufacturer E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. His descendants, the du Pont family, ha ...

(1771–1834), French-born Huguenot chemist and industrialist *

Francis Irénée du Pont Francis Irénée du Pont (December 3, 1873 – March 16, 1942) was an American chemist and executive at the E.I. du Pont de Nemours Company. He was the great grandson of its founder, Éleuthère Irénée du Pont. Biography Francis I. du Pont ...

(1873–1942), American chemist, and manager at the E.I. du Pont de Nemours Company *

Henri-Irénée Marrou Henri-Irénée Marrou (; 12 November 1904 – 11 April 1977) was a French historian. A Christian humanist in outlook, his work was primarily in the spheres of Late Antiquity and the history of education. He is best known for his work ''History o ...

(1904–1977), French historian *

Irénée Berge Irénée Bergé (February 1, 1867 – July 30, 1926) was a French composer, conductor and instructor who lived in the United States. In spite of confusions between his given name and "Irène", Bergé was male. Early life and career According to ...

(1867–1926), French composer *

Irénée-Jules Bienaymé Irénée-Jules Bienaymé (; 28 August 1796 – 19 October 1878) was a French statistician. He built on the legacy of Laplace generalizing his least squares method. He contributed to the fields of probability and statistics, and to their applicat ...

(1796–1878), French statistician *

Irénée du Pont Irénée du Pont I (December 21, 1876 – December 19, 1963) was an American businessman, president of the DuPont company, and head of the Du Pont trust. Early life and education Irénée du Pont I was born on December 21, 1876, in New Castle, D ...

(1876–1963), U.S. businessman, former president of the DuPont company and head of the Du Pont trust *

Irénée Pelletier Irénée Pelletier (17 March 1939 – 11 February 1994) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Saint-André, New Brunswick and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at St. Francis Xavier University in Halif ...

(1939–1994), Canadian politician *

Irénée Vautrin Irénée Vautrin was a Canadian politician from Quebec. Background He was born on December 21, 1888, near Napierville, Quebec, Napierville and became an architect. Member of Legislative Assembly Vautrin ran as a Liberal Party of Quebec, Liber ...

(1888–1974), Canadian politician *

(1796–1878), French statistician

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