Robert Lynn (entrepreneur)
Robert Lynn (* 1920 in Bulgaria ; † February 8, 1998 in Seattle ) was an entrepreneur .
Lynn grew up in Vienna and emigrated to North America at the age of 19. There he became an expert in sales and advertising. He then founded Real Estate Data Inc. in the early 1960s . In 1969 he was one of the three founders of the international courier company DHL . The "L" of the company name resulted from the first letter of his surname. Shortly after it was founded, he left the company again.
Individual evidence
- ↑ DHL founder dies at 78. In: connection.ebscohost.com. August 11, 2008, accessed December 13, 2015 .
- ↑ Obituary on DHL.com
- ↑ @la: DHL International has a lot of imagination. In: FAZ.net . November 10, 2000, accessed December 13, 2015 .
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| SURNAME | Lynn, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American entrepreneur and co-founder of the courier company DHL |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bulgaria |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1998 |
| Place of death | Seattle , United States |