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Robert Schuman

1886 - 1963

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Schuman is the 648th most popular politician (down from 521st in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Luxembourg (down from 1st in 2019) and the most popular Luxembourger Politician.

Robert Schuman is most famous for proposing the Schuman Plan in 1950, which set up the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) that would eventually evolve into the European Union.

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Among politicians, Robert Schuman ranks 648 out of 19,576. Before him are Maria Carolina of Austria, Irene of Athens, Turhan Hatice Sultan, Franz von Papen, Valerian, and Imre Nagy. After him are Faisal I of Iraq, Olaf Scholz, Abdülaziz, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, James Monroe, and Hatice Sultan.

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Among people born in 1886, Robert Schuman ranks 5. Before him are Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, David Ben-Gurion, Alfonso XIII of Spain, and Diego Rivera. After him are Robert Robinson, Manne Siegbahn, Oskar Kokoschka, Béla Kun, Jean Arp, Sergey Kirov, and Mir Osman Ali Khan. Among people deceased in 1963, Robert Schuman ranks 8. Before him are Édith Piaf, John F. Kennedy, Robert Frost, Jean Cocteau, Georges Braque, and Aldous Huxley. After him are W. E. B. Du Bois, Tristan Tzara, Lee Harvey Oswald, C. S. Lewis, Ngo Dinh Diem, and Thích Quảng Đức.

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In Luxembourg

Among people born in Luxembourg, Robert Schuman ranks 2 out of 95. Before him are Gabriel Lippmann (1845). After him are Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1921), John of Bohemia (1296), Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1955), Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1894), Jean-Claude Juncker (1954), Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1896), Jules A. Hoffmann (1941), Jacques Santer (1937), Gaston Thorn (1928), and Ernst von Mansfeld (1580).

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Among POLITICIANS In Luxembourg

Among politicians born in Luxembourg, Robert Schuman ranks 1. After him are John of Bohemia (1296), Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1894), Jean-Claude Juncker (1954), Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1896), Jacques Santer (1937), Gaston Thorn (1928), Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg (1922), Joseph Bech (1887), Prince Charles of Luxembourg (1927), Viviane Reding (1951), and Michel Théato (1878).

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