Home > Robert Schuman
:For the German composer, see Robert SchumannRobert Schuman in 1958, receiving Karlspreis in the city of Aachen
Robert Schuman ( 29 June 1886- 4 September 1963) was a noted French politician who is regarded as one of the founders of the European Union.
Schuman was born in Luxembourg to parents from Lorraine. The family soon returned to that province, then a province of Germany, and Schuman was thus educated in the German education system, and his law degree, obtained at the Humboldt University in Berlin, was in German law. After the First World War, Alsace-Lorraine was retaken by France and Schuman became active in French politics. In 1919Events January January 1 Edsel Ford succeeds his father as head of the Ford Motor Company January 5 Spartacist uprising Socialist demonstrations in Berlin turn into attempted communist revolution with Spartacist League in the forefront January 9 Spartacus he was first elected as deputy to parliament for Thionville and served in this capacity until 1940Events January-February January 5 FM radio is demonstrated to the FCC for the first time. January 6 World War II: Mass execution of Poles, committed by Germans in the Poznan, Warthegau. January 12 World War II: Russia bombs cities in Finland. February 2 F. He had a major contribution to drafting and parliamentary passage of Lex Schuman in French parliament. Schuman investigated and patiently uncovered postwar corruption in Lorraine steel industries.
In 1942Events January January 1 World War II: The word " United Nations" is first officially used to describe the Allied pact. January 2 World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces. January 5 Amy Johnson disappears in flight over River Thames estuary ass he escaped and joined the French ResistanceThe French Resistance was the resistance movement that fought military occupation of France by Nazi Germany and the resulting Vichy France during World War II after France surrendered in 1940. French Resistance cooperated with Allied secret services (see.
After the war Schuman rose to great prominence. He was briefly Prime MinisterThe Prime Minister of France Premier ministre de la France is the functional head of the Cabinet of France. In the Fifth Republic the chief political figure in France is the President with the Prime Minister having secondary importance. However when there from 1947-1948 becoming Foreign Minister in the latter year. On 9 May 1950Events January January 5 US Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a resolution calling for examination of organized crime in the USA January 6 The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with, mostly at the behest of Jean Monnet, Schuman invited the Germans to jointly manage their coal and steel industries. This formed the basis of the European Coal and Steel Community, which eventually evolved into the European Union. This became known as the Schuman declaration, and to this day 9 May is designated Europe Day.
In 1958 he received the Karlspreis (engl.: Charlemagne Award) an Award by the German city of Aachen to people who contributed to the European idea and European peace.
Schuman might become a saint of the Catholic church. It was announced on 15 May 2004 that the diocesan investigation of the cause of beatification would soon conclude, possibly even in 2004.
