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Also known as Paul Julius Freiherr von Reuter, Israel Beer Josaphat, Baron Paul Julius Reuter, Paul Julius Reuter

German-Jewish-born British entrepreneur and news agency founder (1816–1899)

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Paul Reuter (1816–1899) was a journalist, writer, publisher, and entrepreneur. Born in Kassel with the birth name Israel Beer Josaphat, he held citizenship in the Electorate of Hesse and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He worked in Berlin and London and was the owner of Reuters. Reuter was ennobled, receiving the title of Freiherr, or baron. He spoke German, Yiddish, and English. His religious background included Judaism and the Protestant church, with a significant event noted as religious conversion. He died in Nice and is buried in West Norwood Cemetery.

His written works include *Die Türkei, England und das russisch-französische Bündnis 1807-1812*, *Der Gerberträger mit imaginären Gelenken*, and *Introduction to the Law of Treaties*. Open Library lists 17 works by this author, while OpenAlex records 186 works with concepts spanning Medicine, Humanities, and Political science. Crossref lists five works. A separate MusicBrainz entry for a group named Paul Reuter from Luxembourg lists genres such as dark folk and martial industrial, distinct from the historical figure.

Synthesized by Vinony from 35 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, OpenAlex, Open Library, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
17

Top works

  • Die Türkei, England und das russisch-französische Bündnis 1807-1812
  • Der Gerberträger mit imaginären Gelenken
  • Introduccion Al Derecho de Los Tratados
  • Introduction to the Law of Treaties
  • La communaute Europeene du Charbon et de l'Acier

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
Luxembourg
Active from
2005-11
dark folkmartial industrialneofolkpost-industrial

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Key facts

Born
Israel Beer Josaphat , 21 July 1816, Kassel , Electorate of Hesse , German Confederation
Died
25 February 1899 (1899-02-25) (aged 82), Nice , France
Occupations
Entrepreneur and reporter
Known for
Reuters news agency
Spouse
Ida Maria Magnus ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1845 ) ​
Children
3, including Herbert

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Life and career

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Paul Reuter” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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