Norbert Walter (23 September 1944 – 31 August 2012) was a German

economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...

. He was the chief economist of

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from 1990 to 2009. Born in Weilbach,

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, Walter studied economics at the

Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main Goethe University (german: link=no, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) is a university located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was founded in 1914 as a citizens' university, which means it was founded and funded by the wealt ...

, earning his

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in 1968. In 1990, he succeeded

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as chief economist of Deutsche Bank, and remained in that position until 2009, when he was succeeded by Thomas Mayer.

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1944 births 2012 deaths German economists Goethe University Frankfurt alumni People from Miltenberg (district) {{Germany-scientist-stub