Jean Monnet
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Jean Monnet was a French political economist who lived from 1888 to 1979 and is widely considered one of the main architects of European unity. His work and ideas were fundamental in shaping the institutions and cooperation that would eventually lead to the modern European Union, making him a pivotal figure in post-World War II European history.
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Jean Omer Marie Gabriel Monnet ( French: [ʒɑ̃ mɔnɛ]; 9 November 1888 – 16 March 1979) was a French civil servant, entrepreneur, diplomat, financier, and administrator. An influential supporter of European unity, he is considered one of the founding fathers of the European Union.
Jean Monnet has been called "The Father of Europe" by those who see his innovative and pioneering efforts in the 1950s as the key to establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, the predecessor of today's European Union. Although Monnet was never elected to public office, he worked behind the scenes of American and European governments as a well-connected "pragmatic internationalist".
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1888 births1979 deaths20th-century French civil servants20th-century French male writersBurials at the Panthéon, ParisCoordinates not on WikidataDiplomats for FranceEurofederalismEuropean integration pioneersFrench European commissionersGrand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyHistory of the European Union