Wolffs Telegraphisches Bureau (1849–1934) was founded by the

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Bernhard Wolff Bernhard Wolff (3 March 1811 – 11 May 1879) was a German media mogul. He was editor of the ''Vossische Zeitung'', founder of the '' National Zeitung'' (1848–1938), and founder of Wolffs Telegraphisches Bureau (1849–1934), one of the first ...

(1811–1879), the editor of the ''

Vossische Zeitung The (''Voss's Newspaper'') was a nationally-known Berlin newspaper that represented the interests of the liberal middle class. It was also generally regarded as Germany's national newspaper of record. In the Berlin press it held a special role d ...

'' and founder of the '' National Zeitung'' (1848–1938). It was one of the first press agencies in

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and one of the three major European

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until the

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-era, along with the British

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and the French

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. In 1865, they formed a European news

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