© dpa Fulfils functions of the President of the Deutsche Bundesbank 1 Aug 1957 – 31 Dec 1957 Information on the historical classification of Wilhelm Vocke, in particular on his role as a member of the Reichsbank's Board of Directors from 1919 to 1939, can be found in our study "From the Reichsbank to the Bundesbank: People, generations and concepts between tradition, continuity and a new beginning (1924 to 1970)".

Curriculum vitae

* 9 Feb 1886 – Aufhausen near Nördlingen (Bavaria)
† Sep 1973 – Frankfurt am Main (Hesse)

Positions at the central bank

1 Aug 1957 – 31 Dec 1957
Fulfils functions of the President of the Deutsche Bundesbank

1 Jun 1948 – 30 Jul 1957
President of the Board of Managers of the Bank deutscher Länder

1 Feb 1939
Dismissal from position as Member of the Executive Board of the Reichsbank for political reasons

1 Jul 1919 – 1 Feb 1939
Member of the Executive Board of the Reichsbank

1 Apr 1918
Joins the Reichsbank

Positions outside the central bank

1913 – 1918
Employed by the Banking Department of the Imperial Ministry of the Interior

1908
Awarded PhD in Law at the University of Erlangen