H. David Dalquist, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American chemical engineer
Date of Birth: 25-May-1918
Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Date of Death: 02-Jan-2005
Profession: engineer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About H. David Dalquist
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- David Dalquist (May 25, 1918 – January 2, 2005) was an American inventor and chemical engineer.Dalquist was a graduate of the University of Minnesota.
- Dalquist served as a radar technician in the Pacific with the United States Navy during World War II.
- In 1948, Dalquist and his wife, Dorothy, purchased Northland Aluminum Products and began manufacturing bake ware under the Nordic Ware name.
- Initially Nordic Ware’s product line were all designed to make Scandinavian specialty items including Rosette, Krumkake, Platte Panne and Ebelskiver.
- In the early 1950s, Dalquist designed the Bundt cake pan.
- Bundt cakes became very popular after the Tunnel of Fudge cake recipe took second place at the 1966 Pillsbury Bake-off.
- Dalquist subsequently licensed the name to Pillsbury for use in their cake mixes.
- He later helped develop thermoset plastics used in microwave cookware.
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