Robert Schuman Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Robert Schuman, based on 4 World History Database records associated with France.

4 records1949–19574 events2 places

Chronological biography

1949

Council of Europe5 May 1949

Government / Government of France · Foreign Minister · Foreign Minister of France · Strasbourg

Supports creation of the Council of Europe as part of the postwar European cooperation movement.

1950

Schuman Declaration9 May 1950

Government / Government of France · Foreign Minister · Foreign Minister of France · Paris

Proposes pooling coal and steel production, creating a model for later European integration.

1951

Treaty of Paris18 April 1951

Government / Government of France · Foreign Minister · Foreign Minister of France · Paris

Signs the treaty creating the European Coal and Steel Community, a precursor to the Treaty of Rome.

1957

Treaty of Rome BackgroundMarch 1957

Politics / European Integration · Former Foreign Minister · European Integration Figure · Paris

Earlier Schuman Plan work provides political background to the later Treaty of Rome.

Titles and roles

Foreign Minister · Foreign Minister of France · Former Foreign Minister · European Integration Figure

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.