Wolfgang Zeidler

Wolfgang Zeidler
5th President of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
In office 20 December 1983 – 16 November 1987
Preceded by	Ernst Benda
Succeeded by	Roman Herzog
4th Vice-president of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
In office 7 November 1975 – 20 December 1983
Preceded by	Walter Seuffert
Succeeded by	Roman Herzog
Personal details
Born	(1924-09-02)2 September 1924 Hamburg, Germany
Died	31 December 1987(1987-12-31) (aged 63) Meran, Italy
Alma mater	University of Hamburg

Wolfgang Zeidler (2 September 1924 – 31 December 1987) was a German legal scholar and judge. He joined the 2nd senate of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany in November 1975. He served as the 5th president of the Court from 1983 to 1987. Zeidler also served as president of the British-German-Jurists' Association. He was married and had a son.