Hans Tietmeyer is a German economist and regarded as one of the foremost experts on international financial matters. He was president of Deutsche Bundesbank from 1993 until 1999 and remains one of the most important figures in finance of the European Union.Hans Tietmeyer was born August 18, 1931 in Metelen (Westphalia), graduated from Gymnasium Paulinum and studied at the University of Münster, University of Bonn and University of Cologne.