Hans Luther

Hans Luther
Luther in the 1920s
Chancellor of Germany
(Weimar Republic)
In office
15 January 1925 – 12 May 1926
PresidentFriedrich Ebert
Paul von Hindenburg
Preceded byWilhelm Marx
Succeeded byWilhelm Marx
President of the Reichsbank
In office
7 March 1930 – 17 March 1933
Preceded byHjalmar Schacht
Succeeded byHjalmar Schacht
Reich Minister of Finance
Acting
26 October 1925 – 20 January 1926
ChancellorHimself
Preceded byOtto von Schlieben
Succeeded byPeter Reinhold
In office
6 October 1923 – 15 December 1924
ChancellorGustav Stresemann
Wilhelm Marx
Preceded byRudolf Hilferding
Succeeded byOtto von Schlieben
Reich Minister for Food and Agriculture
In office
1 December 1922 – 4 October 1923
ChancellorWilhelm Cuno
Gustav Stresemann
Preceded byKarl Müller
Succeeded byGerhard von Kanitz
Personal details
Born(1879-03-10)10 March 1879
Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died11 May 1962(1962-05-11) (aged 83)
Düsseldorf, West Germany
Political partyIndependent
ProfessionLawyer, politician, diplomat

Hans Luther () (10 March 1879 – 11 May 1962) was a German politician and Chancellor of Germany for 482 days in 1925 to 1926. As Minister of Finance he helped stabilize the Mark during the hyperinflation of 1923. From 1930 to 1933, Luther was head of the Reichsbank and from 1933 to 1937 he served as German Ambassador to the United States.


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