Paul Reuter

For the French lawyer and academic, see Paul Reuter (lawyer). For the American composer, see Paul Reuter (composer).

Paul Reuter
Reuter c. 1860
Born
Israel Beer Josaphat

21 July 1816
Kassel, Electorate of Hesse, German Confederation
Died25 February 1899(1899-02-25) (aged 82)
Nice, France
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur and reporter
Known forReuters news agency
Spouse
Ida Maria Magnus
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(m. 1845)​
Children3, including Herbert
Portrait of Reuter in 1869 at age 53, by Rudolf Lehmann
Caricature of Reuter in 1872
Bust of Reuter in the City of London

Paul Julius Reuter (born Israel Beer Josaphat; 21 July 1816 – 25 February 1899), later ennobled as Freiherr von Reuter (Baron von Reuter),[1] was a German-born British entrepreneur who was a pioneer of telegraphy and news reporting.[2] He was a reporter, media owner, and the founder of the Reuters news agency, which became part of the Thomson Reuters conglomerate in 2008.[3]

  1. ^ "No. 26227". The London Gazette. 27 November 1891. p. 6471.
  2. ^ Paul Julius Reuter, Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2004, The Gale Group Inc.
  3. ^ Company History – Thomson Reuters