About Charlie Nagreen
Lived 1870 – 1951 (aged 81). Charlie Nagreen was a chef.
Charles R. Nagreen (2 May 18705 June 1951), known as "Hamburger Charlie", was an American claimant to the title of inventor of the hamburger.
Career Born in Hortonville, Wisconsin, Nagreen was a 15-year-old vendor at the 1885 Seymour Fair. After not experiencing success selling meatballs, he had an idea. Knowing that the visitors to the fair would be hungry after gazing at the exhibits but would not be able to walk and eat, he smashed a meatball and placed it between two slices of bread.
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Who was Charlie Nagreen?
American claimant of inventor of the hamburger
When was Charlie Nagreen born?
Charlie Nagreen was born on 2 May 1870 in Hortonville.
When did Charlie Nagreen die?
Charlie Nagreen died on 5 June 1951 in Appleton.
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Charlie Nagreen was a chef.
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