Hans-Jürgen Krupp (15 April 1933 – 29 July 2024) was a German

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, economist, professor and former President of the University of Frankfurt. He was a representative of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and state minister in

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. Krupp was born in 1933 in Elbing,

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. He studied at the ''Technische Hochschule Darmstadt'' (now,

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) from 1952 to 1957, and received his doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.) in 1961. From 1969 to 1975 Krupp was professor for economics and social politics at the University of Frankfurt, from 1987 to 1993 also at

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. From 1973 to 1975 he was vice-president, and until 1979 president of the University of Frankfurt. In 1979 Krupp became president of the German Institute for Economic Research. In 1988 Krupp became state minister of Finance, and in 1991 state minister for Economic Affairs and second mayor of Hamburg. In 2001 he retired.

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1933 births 2024 deaths Mayors of Hamburg Senators of Hamburg Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians Academic staff of Technische Universität Berlin Academic staff of Goethe University Frankfurt {{Germany-mayor-stub