Hermann Höpker-Aschoff | |
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1st President of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany | |
In office 7 September 1951 – 15 January 1954 |
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Preceded by | none |
Succeeded by | Josef Wintrich |
Personal details | |
Born |
Herford, Province of Westphalia |
31 January 1883
Died | 15 January 1954 Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg |
(aged 70)
Nationality | Germany |
Political party | DDP (pre-WWII), FDP (post-WWII) |
Alma mater | University of Jena |
Hermann Höpker-Aschoff (31 January 1883 – 15 January 1954) was a German politician, finance minister, a member of Parlamentarischer Rat and a jurist. He was the first President of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany.
Höpker-Aschoff studied law and economics in Jena, Munich and Bonn. He taught monetary theory and finance as professor at the University of Bonn.