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Robert Schuman

Robert Schuman, Luxembourgian-French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1963)

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Born
June 29, 1886
Died
September 4, 1963
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1886

About Robert Schuman

Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman was a Luxembourg-born French statesman. Schuman was a Christian democratic 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. After the First World War, Alsace-Lorraine was returned to France, and Schuman became a French citizen in 1918. In September 1944, General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, the commander of the French First Army, sought Schuman out to become a political advisor in the affairs of Alsace-Lorraine.

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Robert Schuman timeline

  1. After the First World War, Alsace-Lorraine was returned to France, and Schuman became a French citizen in 1918.
  2. In September 1944, General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, the commander of the French First Army, sought Schuman out to become a political advisor in the affairs of Alsace-Lorraine.
  3. In 2021, Schuman was declared venerable by Pope Francis in recognition of his acting on Christian principles.

The world when Robert Schuman was born

Robert Schuman was born in 1886. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst professional baseball game under electric lights
  • Top headlineStatue of Liberty dedicated in New York Harbor
  • Technology milestoneCoca-Cola invented in Atlanta
  • Notable inventionCoca-Cola (originally contained cocaine)
  • World population~1.46B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population55.6M

1886 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Robert Schuman's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18862026
Population55.6M341 million

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