Otmar Emminger
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Otmar Emminger | |
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| Born | 2 March 1911 |
| Died | 3 August 1986 (aged 75) |
| Alma mater | University of Munich |
| Occupation | Economist |
| Years active | 1940s–1986 |
Otmar Emminger (2 March 1911 – 3 August 1986) was a German economist who served as the president of the Deutsche Bundesbank from 1977 to 1979.
Emminger was born in Augsburg on 2 March 1911.[1] In 1934, he received a PhD from the University of Munich.[1]
Career and activities
Emminger was a lecturer at his alma mater.[2] He began to work at the Deutsche Bundesbank in October 1950.[1] From 1 April 1953 to 31 December 1969 he was a board member of the bank.[1] In addition, he served as West Germany's executive director at the International Monetary Fund from 1953 to 1959.[2] He was vice president of the bank from 1 January 1970 to 31 May 1977. He was appointed president of the bank on 1 June 1977, succeeding Karl Klasen in the post.[3][4] Karl Otto Pöhl became his deputy.[3] Emminger's term lasted until 31 December 1979, and he was replaced by Pöhl in the post.[1][3]
In July 1986, Emminger began to serve as an advisor to the Philippines Government (Corazon Aquino had become president in February 1986) on behalf of West Germany.[2] Emminger published his memoirs.[5]
