Hans Luther

Hans Luther
Chancellor of Germany (Weimar Republic)
In office 15 January 1925 – 12 May 1926
President	Friedrich Ebert Paul von Hindenburg
Preceded by	Wilhelm Marx
Succeeded by	Wilhelm Marx
President of the Reichsbank
In office 7 March 1930 – 17 March 1933
Preceded by	Hjalmar Schacht
Succeeded by	Hjalmar Schacht
Reich Minister of Finance
Acting 26 October 1925 – 20 January 1926
Chancellor	Himself
Preceded by	Otto von Schlieben
Succeeded by	Peter Reinhold
In office 6 October 1923 – 15 December 1924
Chancellor	Gustav Stresemann Wilhelm Marx
Preceded by	Rudolf Hilferding
Succeeded by	Otto von Schlieben
Reich Minister for Food and Agriculture
In office 1 December 1922 – 4 October 1923
Chancellor	Wilhelm Cuno Gustav Stresemann
Preceded by	Karl Müller
Succeeded by	Gerhard von Kanitz
Personal details
Born	(1879-03-10)10 March 1879 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	11 May 1962(1962-05-11) (aged 83) Düsseldorf, West Germany
Political party	Independent
Profession	Lawyer, politician, diplomat

Hans Luther (listen^ⓘ) (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.