Baron de (1816-1899) German founder of the international news agency Reuters. He began a continental pigeon post 1849 at Aachen, Germany, and in 1851 set up a news agency in London. In 1858 he persuaded the press to use his news telegrams, and the service became worldwide.
Paul Julius von, eigtl. Israel Beer Josaphat, 1816, 1899, dt.-engl. Verleger; gründete 1849 in Aachen R.s Telegraphenbüro, verlegte es 1851 nach London (heute R.'s Ltd., die erste weltweit arbeitende Nachrichtenagentur).