Karl Otto Pöhl ( 1 December 1929 -- 9 December 2014 ) was a German economist and a President of the Bundesbank and Chairman of its Central Bank Council from 1980 to 1991 .
Karl Otto Pöhl ( 1 December 1929 - 9 December 2014 ) was a German economist . He served as President of the Bundesbank and Chairman of its Central Bank Council from 1980 to 1991 .