Robert Schuman

Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman (Known as "Père de l'Europe")

Père de l'Europe, Statesman, Political Leader, Historical Figure

Born 1886-06-29

Clausen, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

Passed Away 1963-09-04 Scy-Chazelles, Moselle, France

Lifespan 77 years old

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"Europe will not be made all at once, or according to a single plan. It will be built through concrete achievements."

Archival Overview

Founding Father of the European Union; created the supranational architecture that made war between France and Germany materially impossible.

Biographical Record

Robert Schuman was a Luxembourg-born French statesman and diplomat. Serving as Prime Minister of France and Minister of Foreign Affairs, he presented the historic Schuman Declaration on May 9, 1950, which proposed pooling European coal and steel production, becoming recognized as one of the founding fathers of the European Union.

Founding Father of the European Union; created the supranational architecture that made war between France and Germany materially impossible.

Key Life Milestones

1950-05-09

The Schuman Declaration

Presented the visionary plan to place French and German coal and steel under a common High Authority, establishing Europe Day.

1958-03-19

President of European Parliamentary Assembly

Elected as the first President of the European Parliamentary Assembly, forerunner to the modern European Parliament.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Church of Saint-Quentin, Scy-Chazelles, France
Scy-Chazelles, Moselle, France

                         GPS: 48.8566, 2.3522                    

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