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Walter Diemer

American inventor of bubble gum (1904–1998)

Walter Diemer

Born(1905-01-08)January 8, 1905

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

DiedJanuary 8, 1998(1998-01-08) (aged 93)

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.

OccupationAccountant
EmployerFleer
Known forInventing bubble gum
Spouses
  • Adelaide

    (died 1990)​
  • Florence

    (m. 1996⁠–⁠1998)​
Children2

Walter E.

Diemer (January 8, 1905 – January 8, 1998) was an American accountant who, in 1928, invented bubble gum.

Life

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Diemer was working as an accountant at Fleer in 1926 when the company president sought to cut costs by making their own gum base. The company's founder, Frank Fleer, had previously made a batch of bubble gum in 1906 which he called Blibber-Blubber, but it was too sticky and easily broke.

Ultimately, the modern form Inventing Bubble Gum - Today I Found Out WIRUC