Friedrich Wilhelm Christians (1 May 1922 – 24 May 2004) was a German banker, who was co-head of

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and president of the

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. He studied law and joined one of the predecessor companies of Deutsche Bank in 1951. He became a member of the

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of Deutsche Bank in 1965, and became co-chairman in 1976, serving with Wilfried Guth until 1985 and with Alfred Herrhausen until 1988. From 1988 to 1997 he was chairman of the

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. He was President of the Association of German Banks from 1975 to 1979.Biography
, bankgeschichte.de

Publications

* ''Wege nach Russland – Bankier im Spannungsfeld zwischen Ost und West''. Hoffmann u. Campe, Hamburg 1989, . * ''Unternehmer und Gesellschaft''. Arbeitgeberverb. d. Metallindustrie Köln, Köln 1982, .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Christians, Friedrich Wilhelm German bankers Deutsche Bank people Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany People from Paderborn Businesspeople from North Rhine-Westphalia 1922 births 2004 deaths