Bernhard Wolff (newspaper founder)
Bernhard Wolff (also Benda Wolff ; born March 3, 1811 in Berlin ; † May 11, 1879 ibid) was the founder of the Berliner National-Zeitung (1848) and the Wolff Telegraph Office in Berlin.
On November 27, 1849, Wolff founded the Telgraphische Correspondenz-Bureau . This was the first German and one of the first news agencies in Europe. It was converted into a stock corporation in 1864. The name was changed to Wolff's Telegraphic Bureau .
Wolff was the second son of a Jewish banker. He first studied medicine in Berlin and Halle and founded a publishing bookstore in Berlin in 1825. Wolff later became the managing director of the Vossische Zeitung , founded the National-Zeitung in 1848 , which he acquired in 1850 and ran until his death. From 1849 to 1871 he also headed the telegraph office. In 1870 he reached a cartel agreement with Reuters , in which it was agreed that Reuters would withdraw from the German news market.
He is buried in the Jewish cemetery at Schönhauser Allee .
literature
- Franz Maria Feldhaus: Wolff, Bernhard (founder of Wolff's telegraph office) . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 55, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1910, p. 661 f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Meyer's Large Conversation Lexicon . 6th edition. Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1909 ( zeno.org [accessed on November 27, 2019] Lexicon entry "Wolff, 6) Benda (Berhard)").
- ↑ Augsburger Allgemeine of November 27, 2009, section Das Datum .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wolff, Bernhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Founder of the Berliner National-Zeitung |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1811 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 1879 |
| Place of death | Berlin |