About Klaus Waris
Lived 1914 – 1994 (aged 80). Klaus Waris was a Finnish economist.
Klaus Henrik Waris (17 March 1914 – 18 December 1994) was a Finnish economist, professor and the governor of the Bank of Finland from 1957 to 1967.
Waris was born in Helsinki. He graduated in 1935 from University of Turku. Waris worked as the head of the Department of National Economy at the Ministry of Finance from 1946 to 1949. From 1949 to 1952, Waris was professor of economics at the Helsinki University of Technology, and was a member of the executive board of the bank Yhdyspankki from 1950 to 1951.
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Who was Klaus Waris?
Finnish economist (1914-1994)
When was Klaus Waris born?
Klaus Waris was born on 17 March 1914 in Helsinki.
When did Klaus Waris die?
Klaus Waris died on 18 December 1994 in Helsinki.
What was Klaus Waris's occupation?
Klaus Waris was an economist.
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Klaus Waris was Finnish.
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