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Was Max Moritz Warburg ever head of the German central bank?
No, Max Moritz Warburg was never head of the German central bank (Reichsbank). He was a prominent banker and director of M.M. Warburg & Co. in Hamburg (1910–1938), advising Kaiser Wilhelm II and serving on the Reichsbank’s board (Generalrat) from 1924 to 1933 under governors Hjalmar Schacht and Hans Luther. He was not the president or head, a role held by figures like Schacht (1923–1930, 1933–1939).
From 1910 until 1938, Max was director of M. M. Warburg & Co. in Hamburg, Germany. As head of that firm, he advised Kaiser Wilhelm II prior to World War I.
https://cnnbc.com/the-central-bank-of-the-united-states-the-federal-reserve-was-created-right-before-the-war
The name "Warburg" is comically fitting.