Robert Lynn (businessman)

{{Short description|American businessman, co-founder of DHL (1920–1998)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Robert Lynn

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|8|11}}

| birth_place = Varna, Bulgaria

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1998|2|8|1920|8|11}}

| death_place = Seattle, Washington

| known_for = Co-founder of DHL

}}

Robert Lynn (August 11, 1920 – February 8, 1998){{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/article/229654/dhl-co-founder-dies-78|title=DHL co-founder dies at 78|website=South China Morning Post|access-date=2023-06-24}} was an American businessman best known for co-founding DHL alongside Adrian Dalsey and Larry Hillblom. He was the “L” in DHL, and the last of the three founders to die.

He was born in Bulgaria, raised in Vienna, and emigrated to the United States in 1939, and lived most of his life in the United States.

In 2000, Lynn was posthumously inducted into the International Air Cargo Association Hall of Fame.{{cite web|url=https://tiaca.org/hall-of-fame/robert-lynn/|title=Robert Lynn – The International Air Cargo Association|website=tiaca.org|access-date=2023-06-24}}