# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/herbert-giersch
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:26:44.373Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/herbert-giersch"
name: "Herbert Giersch"
slug: "herbert-giersch"
description: "Herbert Giersch was a German economist. He was one of the initial members of the German Council of Economic Experts in 1964, serving on the council until 1970, and also was president of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy 1969–1989. Giersch was considered the most influential German economist during the chancellorships of Willy Brandt, Helmut Schmidt, and Helmut Kohl."
tagline: "German economist (1921-2010)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "DE"
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birthDate: "1921-05-11"
deathDate: "2010-07-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  historical:           4.810368
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump