paul julius reuter

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Definition of paul julius reuter in English English dictionary

{i} Baron von Reuter (1816-1899), German-born English journalist and founder of Reuters news agency

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Paul Julius Baron von Reuter Reuter

orig. Israel Beer Josaphat born July 21, 1816, Kassel, Electorate of Hesse died Feb. 25, 1899, Nice, France German founder of the news agency Reuters. He was a bank clerk and partner in a small publishing concern before initiating a prototype news service in Paris in 1849, using electric telegraphy and carrier pigeons in his network. He moved to England in 1851 and opened a telegraph office serving banks, brokerage houses, and leading business firms. He steadily extended his commercial news service, acquiring his first subscribing newspaper client in 1858. Undersea cables enabled him to expand the service to other continents

Hyphenation

Paul Jul·ius Reu·ter

Turkish pronunciation

pôl culyıs roytır

Pronunciation

/ˈpôl ˈʤo͞olyəs ˈroitər/ /ˈpɔːl ˈʤuːljəs ˈrɔɪtɜr/