Walter Hallstein
Former President of the European Commission
Walter Hallstein was a German academic, diplomat and statesman who was the first president of the Commission of the European Economic Community and one of the founding fathers of the European Union. Wikipedia
Born: November 17, 1901, Mainz, Germany
Died: March 29, 1982 (age 80 years), Stuttgart, Germany
Previous offices: Member of the German Bundestag (1969–1972), President of the European Commission (1958–1967), and State Secretary at the Federal Foreign Office of Government of Germany (1951–1958)
Education: Humboldt University of Berlin and Rabanus-Maurus-Gymnasium
Nationality: German
Full name: Walter Peter Hallstein
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