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Walther Funk

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Occupation

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Born

August 18, 1890

Zodiac

Leo

25,489

days lived

69

age at death

Born
August 18, 1890
Died
May 31, 1960 (aged 69)
Zodiac
♌︎Leo·tiger 🐅
Updated Jul 2026

About

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Before Fame

Before joining the Nazi Party, Walther Funk worked as a finance journalist.

Trivia

Funk oversaw the mobilization of the German economy for rearmament and World War II. He was responsible for the expropriation of assets of victims from Nazi concentration camps. Funk was initially appointed as economics minister to replace Hjalmar Schacht.

Family Life

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Astrology
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Earth
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Sun Sign

Leo♌︎

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Moon Sign

Libra♎︎

Dominant Element

Fire

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Planetary positions calculated for August 18, 1890

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1960
Day 25,488
Age 69

Death

Confidence
96%
May 31, 1960

Walther Funk died.

1957
Day 24,242
Age 66

Released from Prison

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1957

Released from prison on health grounds.

1946
Day 20,224
Age 55

Convicted at Nuremberg

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1946

Convicted of crimes against humanity at the Nuremberg Trials and sentenced to life in prison.

1945
Day 19,983
Age 54

Removed as Economics Minister

Confidence
96%
May 5, 1945

Removed from his position as Economics Minister after being left out of the Flensburg Government.

Day 19,859
Age 54

Tried at Nuremberg

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1945

Tried as a major war criminal by the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg.

1939
Day 17,667
Age 48

Appointed President of the Reichsbank

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1939

Appointed President of the Reichsbank.

Day 17,667
Age 48

Member of Council of Ministers

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1939

Became a member of the Council of Ministers for the Defense of the Reich.

1938
Day 17,302
Age 47

Appointed Reichsminister for the Economy

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1938

Appointed Reichsminister for the Economy, replacing Hjalmar Schacht.

1931
Day 14,745
Age 40

Joined Nazi Party

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1931

Funk joined the Nazi Party.

Day 14,745
Age 40

Appointed to Ministry of Propaganda

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1931

Appointed to a senior post at the Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda.

1890
Day 0
Age 0

Born

Confidence
96%
Aug 18, 1890

Walther Immanuel Funk was born.