Karl Klasen (23 April 1909 – 22 April 1991) was a German jurist and served as president of the
Bundesbank
The Deutsche Bundesbank (), literally "German Federal Bank", is the central bank of the Federal Republic of Germany and as such part of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB). Due to its strength and former size, the Bundesbank is the most ...
from 1970 to 1977. He was co-head of
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank AG (), sometimes referred to simply as Deutsche, is a German multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and dual-listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the New York Sto ...
from 1967 to 1969.
1909 births
1991 deaths
Jurists from Hamburg
German bankers
Presidents of the Deutsche Bundesbank
Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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