Adrian Dalsey (October 14, 1914 – October 10, 1994) was a co-founder of shipping company, DHL Express. [1] Dalsey was born in Illinois on October 14, 1914. He attended Wheaton College there, but later dropped out. In 1969, he co-founded DHL Express alongside business partners Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn. Dalsey was the "D" in DHL.

Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn, three ambitious businessmen from San Francisco, founded DHL in 1969. They initially started by transporting customs documents by air. As a result, the time taken for customs to process freight shipments was dramatically reduced.

Larry Lee Hillblom (May 12, 1943 – May 21, 1995) was an American businessman and, alongside Adrian Dalsey and Robert Lynn, co-founded the shipping company DHL.

Sep 6, 1999 · The suspect's mother, Annie Dalsey, is the widow of DHL Worldwide Express co-founder Adrian Dalsey. The "D" of DHL, Adrian Dalsey founded the international air express network in 1969 with...

Oct 15, 1994 · Adrian Dalsey, the 'D' of DHL Worldwide Express and a pioneer in the air express industry, died on Monday at a hospital near his home here after a brief illness, the company said today. He was 80.

When Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn founded DHL in 1969, they didn’t know they would revolutionize the world of logistics. Today, DHL is the world’s leading logistics company. Our 600,000 people in over 220 countries and territories work every day to help you cross borders, reach new markets and grow your business.

Adrian Dalsey and Larry Hillblom personally oversaw the daily operations until its eventual bankruptcy closed the doors in 1983. At its peak, DHL Air Cargo employed just over 100 workers, management and pilots.

Oct 10, 1994 · Adrian Dalsey was a co-founder of Doctor of Humane Letters, a shipping company. He was born in Illinois on October 14, 1914, to a Jewish Polish father and an American mother. He attended Wheaton College (Illinois), but later dropped out.

Mar 3, 2012 · According to DHL lore, he and one of the company’s salesmen, a silver-haired talker named Adrian Dalsey — he was the “D” — decided to found DHL after a chance meeting in a grocery-store parking...

Adrian Dalsey 2000 Hall of Fame Recipient The D in DHL, Adrian Dalsey, along with Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn formed a company and made their initials a recognized global symbol for document transfers and express traffic.