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Reuter Moves to London

When
1851
Where
London Royal Exchange
Part of
Reuters news service founded in London

Paul Julius Reuter relocated to London in 1851 to establish a news wire agency, building on his earlier telegraphy work.

Reuter moved to London in 1851 and established a news wire agency at the London Royal Exchange. This move followed his development of a prototype news service in Aachen, which used homing pigeons and electric telegraphy to transmit messages between Brussels and Aachen.

Sources

  1. Reuters Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05

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