Walther Funk

German economist and politician

Died when: 69 years 287 days (837 months)
Star Sign: Leo

 

Walther Funk (18 August 1890 – 31 May 1960) was a German economist and Nazi official who served as Reich Minister for Economic Affairs from 1938 to 1945 and was tried and convicted as a major war criminal by the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg.

Sentenced to life in prison, he remained incarcerated until he was released on health grounds in 1957.He died three years later.

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