Paul Reuter

Anglo-German entrepreneur and news agency founder

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

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Paul Reuter was born on Sunday, 21 July 1816 in Kassel, Germany. He was best known as a business professional. Reuter's country of citizenship (nationality) was German. He died on Saturday, 25 February 1899 in Nice, France at the age of 82. His religion is listed as Lutheran. He had dark brown hair (color). His zodiac star sign was Cancer.

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Full name at birth	full name at birth
Claim to fame	Founder of Reuters	edit
Date of birth	21 July 1816	edit
Place of birth	Kassel, Germany	edit
Date of death	25 February 1899	edit
Age	82 (age at death)
Place of death	Nice, France	edit
Occupation	Entrepreneur and reporter	edit
Occupation category	Business	edit
Nationality	German	edit

PERSONAL DETAILS

Height	height
Build	Slim	edit
Hair color	Brown - Dark	edit
Eye color	eye color
Gender	Male	edit
Ethnicity	White	edit
Sexuality	Straight	edit
Religion	Lutheran	edit
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Distinctive feature	distinctive feature
Pets	pets

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

High school	high school
University	university
Talent agency	talent agency
Political affiliation	political affiliation
Political party	political party

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