Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Robert Schuman

Role / Field:

Luxembourg-born French statesman, founder of European Coal and Steel Community.

Born:

1886-06-29

Died:

1963-09-04

Century / Era:

1886s Historical Era

Database Source:

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Origins & Early Life

Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman (French: [ʁɔbɛʁ ʃuman];29 June 1886 – 4 September 1963) was a Luxembourg-born French statesman. Schuman was a Christian democratic (Popular Republican Movement) political thinker and activist. Twice Prime Minister of France, a reformist Minister of Finance and a Foreign Minister, he was instrumental in building postwar European and trans-Atlantic institutions and was one of the founders of the European Communities, the Council of Europe and NATO. He was the one who proposed the Schuman Declaration, which established the European Coal and Steel Community, ultimately a predecessor of the European Union.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

The 1964–1965 academic year at the College of Europe was named in his honour. In 2021, Schuman was declared venerable by Pope Francis in recognition of his acting on Christian principles. Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman was born on 29 June 1886 in Clausen, Luxembourg, inheriting his father's German citizenship. His father, Jean-Pierre Schuman (d. 1900), who was a native of Lorraine and was born a French citizen, had become a German citizen when Lorraine was annexed by Germany in 1871, and he left to settle in Luxembourg, not far...

Enduring Legacy & Impact

The historical impact and works continue to influence the modern world.

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