Noun
French economist who advocated a Common Market in Europe (1888-1979)
Source: WordNetYes, Jean Monnet was the father of the concept of a United States of Europe and his efforts more than those of any other single man helped change the thinking of European leaders. Paul Hoffman
There is another option – a 21st-century recreation of the spirit of the New Deal, the Attlee government and Jean Monnet and the founders of the EU. Source: Internet
That decision was based on a text, written and edited by Schuman's friend and colleague, the Foreign Ministry lawyer, Paul Reuter with the assistance of Jean Monnet and Schuman's Directeur de Cabinet, Bernard Clappier. Source: Internet