Karl Carstens was a German politician. He served as the president of West Germany from 1979 to 1984.
- Occupation
- politician, diplomat, jurist, law clerk
- Position held
- president of Germany, President of the Bundestag, member of the German Bundestag, Chairman of the CDU/CSU Bundestag fraction
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Born
- December 14, 1914
- Died
- May 30, 1992