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/
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BirthplaceManchester, New Hampshire, U.S. 2 Death PlaceManchester, New Hampshire, U.S. 1 Defining ContributionCo-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 Connections
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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
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Infobox, known_for
Founding McDonald's
Death and legacy, paragraph 3
Richard (Dick) McDonald
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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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Richard and Maurice McDonald were American brothers who founded the first McDonald's restaurant.
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- Associated With: Maurice McDonald
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