Richard Nikolaus von Coudenhove-Kalergi

(1894-1972)

Politician and philosopher

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Richard Nikolaus Eijiro, Count of Coudenhove-Kalergi (16 November 1894 – 27 July 1972) was an Austrian-Japanese politician, philosopher and Count of Coudenhove-Kalergi. A pioneer of European integration, he served as the founding president of the Paneuropean Union for 49 years. His parents were Heinrich von Coudenhove-Kalergi, an Austro-Hungarian diplomat, and Mitsuko Aoyama, the daughter of an oil merchant, antiques-dealer and major landowner in Tokyo. His childhood name in Japan was Aoyama Eijiro. He became a Czechoslovak citizen in 1919 and then took French nationality from 1939 until his death.

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Born	16 November 1894 Tokyo, Japan
Died	27 July 1972 (aged 77) Schruns, Austria
Zodiac	Scorpio
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Heinrich von Coudenhove-Kalergi · Father · 1859-1906 · Austrian siplomat info

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Mitsuko Aoyama · Mother · 1874-1941 · First Japanese people to emigrate to Europe info

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