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Walther Funk
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Walther Funk was a German journalist, banker, economist, and politician. He was educated at Leipzig University and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. His professional career included positions as a director at the Bank for International Settlements and the Reichsbank. He was a member of the Nazi Party and received the Golden Party Badge.
Born in Yasnaya Polyana in 1890, Funk died in Düsseldorf in 1960. He worked in Berlin and spoke German. Funk participated in the International Military Tribunal and was convicted of crimes against humanity. He was detained at Spandau Prison. His notable works include *Wirtschaftsordnung im neuen Europa*, *The economic future of Europe*, and *Grundsätze der deutschen Aussenhandelspolitik und das Problem der internationalen Verschuldung*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1890
- Died
- 1960
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Wirtschaftsordnung im neuen Europa
- The economic future of Europe
- Grundsätze der deutschen Aussenhandelspolitik und das Problem der internationalen Verschuldung
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Key facts
- President
- Adolf Hitler ( Führer ) , Karl Dönitz
- Chancellor
- Adolf Hitler , Joseph Goebbels
- Preceded by
- Hermann Göring
- Succeeded by
- Albert Speer (as Minister of Industry and Production)
- Appointed by
- Adolf Hitler
- Born
- ( 1890-08-18 ) 18 August 1890, Danzkehmen , Prussia
- Died
- 31 May 1960 (1960-05-31) (aged 69), Düsseldorf , West Germany
- Party
- Nazi Party
- Spouse
- Luise Schmidt-Sieben
- Education
- University of Berlin , University of Leipzig ( LLD )
- Profession
- Economist
- Criminal status
- Deceased
- Convictions
- Crimes of aggression , War crimes , Crimes against humanity
- Trial
- Nuremberg trials
- Criminal penalty
- Life imprisonment
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Funk
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Yasnaya Polyana
- Place of death
- Düsseldorf
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- director
- Educated at
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Employer
- Reichsbank
- Political party
- Nazi Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- Golden Party Badge
- Participant in
- International Military Tribunal
- Image
- Walther Funk, portrait.jpg
- Work location
- Berlin
- Convicted of
- crime against humanity
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- Walther Funk
- date of birth
- 1890-08-18
- date of death
- 1960-05-31
- name in native language
- Walther Funk
- assessment
- intelligence test
- archives at
- German Federal Archives
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Encyclopedic overview
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Walther Immanuel Funk (18 August 1890 – 31 May 1960) was a German economist, Nazi official and convicted war criminal who served as Reichsminister for the Economy from 1938 to 1945 and president of the Reichsbank from 1939 to 1945. Funk oversaw the mobilization of the economy for Germany's rearmament and World War II, and the expropriation of assets of victims from Nazi concentration camps. He was convicted for crimes against humanity by the Nuremberg Tribunal.
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