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Richard McDonald

Also Known As Dick McDonald
Founder and Executive

An American restaurateur who, with his brother Maurice, opened the original McDonald's restaurant in San Bernardino, California in 1940 and redesigned it in 1948 around a fast, assembly line style Speedee Service System that became the template for the modern fast food restaurant. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Date
1909-02-16 1
Birth Year
1909 2
Death Date
1998-07-14 1
Death Year
1998 2
Birthplace
Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. 2
Death Place
Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. 1
Nationality
American 2
Defining Contribution
Co-founded the original McDonald's restaurant with brother Maurice in San Bernardino, California in 1940 and co-designed its Speedee Service System. 2
Notable Work
McDonald's 1
Connections

Associated With

Source Wikipedia, Richard and Maurice McDonald

Richard and Maurice McDonald were brothers who co-founded the original McDonald's restaurant and its Speedee Service System together.

Source Wikipedia, Richard and Maurice McDonald

Kroc partnered with Richard and Maurice McDonald as their franchising agent starting in 1955, then bought out the brothers in 1961 for the McDonald's name and system.

Source Wikipedia, Ray Kroc

Companies Founded

Co-founded the original McDonald's restaurant with brother Maurice in San Bernardino, California in 1940.

Source Wikipedia, Richard and Maurice McDonald
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Richard and Maurice McDonald
  • Infobox, known_for
    Founding McDonald's
  • Death and legacy, paragraph 3
    Richard (Dick) McDonald
  • Infobox, module
    Died 1998-07-14, Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
  • Lead section, sentence 1
    February 16, 1909
  • Death and legacy, paragraph 2
    July 14, 1998
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2. Wikipedia, Richard and Maurice McDonald
Wikipedia
  • lead section
    Richard and Maurice McDonald were American brothers who founded the first McDonald's restaurant.
  • infobox
  • Associated With: Maurice McDonald
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Wikipedia, Ray Kroc
WikipediaAssociated With: Ray KrocView the Source

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