Helmut Schlesinger

Helmut Schlesinger (4 September 1924 – 23 December 2024) was a German economist and President of the Bundesbank from 1991 to 1993. Having worked for the institution and its precursor from 1952, he pursued monetary stability.

Biography Early life and education Schlesinger was born in Penzberg, Bavaria, on 4 September 1924.

Schlesinger was a distinguished honorary professor at the German University of Administrative Sciences. He was an advisor to IDEAglobal Group, a global financial research organisation.

Personal life Schlesinger and his wife Carola had four children. and died in Bad Homburg three months later, on 23 December. He received honorary doctorates from the Goethe University Frankfurt (1981), the University of Göttingen (1981), and the University of St. Gallen (1993).