Hermann Höpker-Aschoff (31 January 1883 – 15 January 1954)^[1] was a German politician, finance minister, a member of Parlamentarischer Rat and a jurist. He was the first President of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany.

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Hermann Höpker-Aschoff
1st President of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
In office 7 September 1951 – 15 January 1954
Preceded by	none
Succeeded by	Josef Wintrich
Personal details
Born	(1883-01-31)31 January 1883 Herford, Province of Westphalia, German Empire
Died	15 January 1954(1954-01-15) (aged 70) Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Nationality	Germany
Political party	DDP (pre-WWII), FDP (post-WWII)
Alma mater	University of Jena

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Höpker-Aschoff studied law and economics in Jena, Munich and Bonn. He taught monetary theory and finance as professor at the University of Bonn.^[2]