Walter Funk

German economist, Nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1890-1960)

• Born: 1890-08-18 (Yasnaya Polyana)
• Died: 1960-05-31 (Düsseldorf)
• Country of citizenship: Germany
• Occupation: banker; economist; journalist; politician
• Member of political party: Nazi Party
• Participant in: International Military Tribunal (role: defendant)
• Position held: director (of: Bank for International Settlements, Reichsbank); member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic
• Employer: Bank for International Settlements; Reichsbank
• Educated at: Humboldt University of Berlin; Leipzig University
• Place of detention: Spandau Prison (period: 1947-07-18 through 1957-05-16)
• VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/19835895
• ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000108769365
• WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n90647853
• Library of Congress authority ID: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90647853