Karl Klasen

Karl Klasen ( born April 23, 1909 in Hamburg, † April 22, 1991 in Hamburg) was 1970-1977 President of the Deutsche Bundesbank.

Life

Karl Klasen was born into a family of Hamburg. He attended Thaer- secondary school in Hamburg before 1928 Law studies began, where he graduated in 1933 with a doctorate. After graduation, he found work as a legal advisor at Deutsche Bank in Hamburg. In 1943 he was drafted into military service in the armed forces, from which he was released in early 1945.

In April 1946, he was for one term president of the country's central bank in Hamburg. From 1952 to 1969, Klasen board member of the German bank, whose spokesman he was from 1967 to 1969 together with Franz Heinrich Ulrich. On January 1, 1970, he joined as a follower of Karl Blessing to the Office of President of the Deutsche Bundesbank; this position he held until mid-1977. His successor was his longtime deputy Otmar Emminger.

After leaving the Bundesbank was Karl Klasen 1978-1984 Board member of Deutsche Bank.

His tomb is located in the main cemetery Ohlsdorf in Hamburg. He is the namesake of the Karl Klasen Journalist Award.

Honors

Quotes about Klasen

Quotes by Klasen

"I would predict that there will be in the next ten years no real inflation. "

Weblink

• Literature by and about Karl Klasen in the catalog that German national library
• Biography of the German bank of the Historical Society
• Interview ( March 1970 ) in The Mirror