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Count Richard Nikolaus von Coudenhove-Kalergi, (1894 to 1972) was the son of a Austro-Hungarian count and diplomat, and a Japanese mother. He is recognised as the founder of the first popular movement for a united Europe. In 1923 he published a manifesto entitled Pan-Europa , each copy contained a membership form which invited the reader to become a member of the Pan-Europa movement.
In 1950 he received the Karlspreis Award (engl.: Charlemagne Award), given by the German city of Aachen to people who contributed to the European idea and European peace.
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