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German economist (1924–2024)

Helmut Schlesinger
Schlesinger in 1991
President of the Deutsche Bundesbank
In office
1991–1993
Preceded byKarl Otto Pöhl
Personal details
Born(1924-09-04)4 September 1924
Penzberg, Bavaria
Died23 December 2024(2024-12-23) (aged 100)
Bad Homburg, Hesse
EducationUniversity of Munich
OccupationEconomist

Helmut Schlesinger (4 September 1924 – 23 December 2024) was a German economist and President of the Bundesbank from 1991 to 1993. Having worked for the institution and its precursor from 1952, he pursued monetary stability.

Life

Schlesinger was born in Penzberg, Bavaria on 4 September 1924. His schooling was at Bavarian boarding schools until he joined the German military in 1943 and served two years during World War II. After his military duty, he studied economics at the University of Munich, from where he graduated with a Diplom in 1948, and with a doctorate in economics in 1951. His thesis was about economic efficiency in the public administration sector.

Career

From 1949 to 1952, Schlesinger worked at the Ifo Institute for Economic Research in Munich. Schlesinger entered the precursor of the Deutsche Bundesbank, the Bank Deutscher Länder, in 1952 and ascended rapidly to the position of a department head. In 1956, he served as Head of the Economic Analysis and Forecasting Division and later as Head of the Economics and Statistics Department. In 1964, he was appointed director of economics and statistics; he became a member of the executive board in 1972. He served as deputy chairman from 1980 to 1991 and as President of the German Central Bank from 1991 to 1993 when he retired. succeeding Karl Otto Pöhl and succeeded by Hans Tietmeyer. His key objective was the stability of the currency. His counter-inflation policies influenced Euroean monetary politics.

Schlesinger was a distinguished honorary professor at the German University of Administrative Sciences. He was an advisor to IDEAglobal Group, a global financial research organisation.

Personal life

Schlesinger and his wife Carola had four children. He turned 100 on 4 September 2024.

Schlesinger died on 23 December 2024 in Bad Homburg.

Awards

Schlesinger was a member of the Orders of Merit and of Chivalry of Germany, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Sweden, and Luxembourg.

References

  1. ^ "Prof. Dr. oec. publ. Dr. h.c. mult. Helmut Schlesinger". Deutsche Bundesbank (in German). December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  2. ^ Henry, David; Randow, Jana (27 December 2024). "Helmut Schlesinger, Bundesbank Leader in 90s Crisis, Dies at 100". BNN Bloomberg. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Helmut Schlesinger". Deutsche Bundesbank (in German). Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Bundesbank nimmt Abschied von Helmut Schlesinger". Deutsche Bundesbank (in German). 27 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  5. ^ Braunberger, Gerold (27 December 2024). "Schlesinger, quintessential German central banker, turns 100". FAZ (in German). Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  6. ^ Marsh, David (3 September 2024). "Schlesinger, quintessential German central banker, turns 100". OMFIF. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  7. "Prof Dr. Schlesinger". IDEAcarbon. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Ex-Bundesbank-Präsident Schlesinger gestorben". Hessenschau (in German). 27 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  9. "Former Bundesbank President Helmut Schlesinger turns 100". www.bundesbank.de. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  10. "Helmut Franz Schlesinger". lebenswege.faz.net (in German). 30 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  11. Hennessy, E.; Messenger, Y., eds. (2001). "Helmut Schlesinger". Who's Who in Central Banking, 2002 (3rd ed.). London: Central Banking Publication. pp. 208–210. ISBN 1-902182-20-0.

Further reading

  • Furstenberg, George M. von; Ulan, Michael K. (1998). "Schlesinger's Steady Honing of Germany's Anti-Inflation Resolve". Learning from the World's Best Central Bankers. Boston, MA: Springer US. doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-4959-8_4. ISBN 978-0-7923-8304-8.
  • Bub, Norbert; Duwendag, Dieter; Richter, Rudolf (1989). Geldwertsicherung und Wirtschaftsstabilität (in German). Frankfurt am Main: F. Knapp. ISBN 978-3-7819-0432-3.
  • Mink, Reimund; Schlesinger, Helmut (2024). Helmut Schlesinger Wegbereiter und Garant der deutschen Geld- und Stabilitätspolitik wird 100 (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability, Goethe University Frankfurt. OCLC 1454846036.

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