Joseph Moses Levy
Joseph Moses Levy (born December 15, 1812 in London , † October 12, 1888 in Ramsgate ) was a British publicist and entrepreneur.
Levy attended the Bruce Castle School. He bought a printing shop on Fleet Street in London. Levy owned the Sunday Times from 1855, but only kept the newspaper for a year. In 1855 he bought the Dayly Telegraph and Courier newspaper . The name was shortened to the Daily Telegraph , the first London newspaper to sell for a penny .
Levy invested heavily in his company and, with the support of his son Edward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baron Burnham, succeeded in overtaking the competing papers in the 1870s. Leading journalists and authors wrote for his newspaper, and he also wrote numerous articles himself.
literature
- Salomon Wininger : Great Jewish National Biography. Volume IV, page 72.
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| SURNAME | Levy, Joseph Moses |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English publicist and entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1812 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 12, 1888 |
| Place of death | Ramsgate |