Paul Reuter

Paul Reuter
Reuter c. 1860
Born
Israel Beer Josaphat

21 July 1816
Died25 February 1899(1899-02-25) (aged 82)
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur and reporter
Known forReuters news agency
Spouse
Ida Maria Magnus
(m. 1845)
Children3, including Herbert

Paul Julius Reuter (born Israel Beer Josaphat; 21 July 1816 – 25 February 1899), later ennobled 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, media owner, and the founder of the Reuters news agency, which became part of the Thomson Reuters conglomerate in 2008.