DHL

German logistics company and division of Deutsche Post
Organization postal_service Q489815
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DHL

Summary

DHL is a postal service[1]. DHL has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • DHL is in the country of Germany[3].
  • DHL's instance of is recorded as postal service[4].
  • DHL's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • DHL's instance of is recorded as company[6].
  • DHL's instance of is recorded as enterprise[7].
  • DHL's founder is recorded as Adrian Dalsey[8].
  • DHL's founder is recorded as Larry Hillblom[9].
  • DHL's founder is recorded as Robert Lynn[10].
  • DHL is owned by Post & Paket Deutschland[11].
  • DHL is owned by Deutsche Post AG[12].
  • Adrian Dalsey is named after DHL[13].
  • Larry Hillblom is named after DHL[14].
  • Robert Lynn is named after DHL[15].
  • DHL followed Airborne Express[16].
  • DHL's headquarters location is recorded as Post Tower[17].
  • DHL's child organization or unit is recorded as DHL Aero Expreso[18].
  • DHL's child organization or unit is recorded as European Air Transport Leipzig[19].
  • DHL's child organization or unit is recorded as European Air Transport[20].
  • DHL's child organization or unit is recorded as DHL Air UK[21].
  • DHL's child organization or unit is recorded as DHL International Aviation ME[22].
  • DHL's child organization or unit is recorded as DHL Express Germany[23].
  • DHL's child organization or unit is recorded as DHL eCommerce[24].
  • DHL's child organization or unit is recorded as DeinFach[25].
  • DHL's Commons category is recorded as DHL[26].
  • DHL's industry is recorded as logistics[27].

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Founding

Founders include Adrian Dalsey[8], Larry Hillblom[9], and Robert Lynn[10]. September 25, 1969 marks the founding of DHL[28]. DHL's location of formation is recorded as San Francisco[29].

Identity

DHL followed Airborne Express[16].

Operations

DHL's headquarters location is recorded as Post Tower[17]. DHL's parent organization or unit is recorded as Deutsche Post AG[30]. Subsidiaries include DHL Aero Expreso[18], an airline[31], in Panama[32], founded in 1996[33], headquartered in Panama City[34]; European Air Transport Leipzig[19], an airline[35], in Germany[36], founded in 2005[37], headquartered in Schkeuditz[38]; European Air Transport[20], an airline[39], in Germany[40], founded in 1971[41], headquartered in Brussels Airport[42]; DHL Air UK[21], a cargo airline[43], in United Kingdom[44], founded in 1982[45], headquartered in Hounslow[46]; DHL International Aviation ME[22], an airline[47], in Bahrain[48], founded in 1979[49], headquartered in Al-Muharraq[50]; and DHL Express Germany[23].

Industry

Industries include logistics[27], freight transport[51], and cargo[52].

Ownership

Owners include Post & Paket Deutschland[11] and Deutsche Post AG[12], a postal service[53], in Germany[54], founded in 1995[55], headquartered in Post Tower[56].

Why It Matters

DHL has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] DHL is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

References

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  27. [52] . data.gouv.fr. data.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [57] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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