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Myrdal, Gunnar
(Encyclopedia)Myrdal, Gunnar mĭrˈdäl, Swed. mürˈdäl [key], 1898–1987, Swedish economist, sociologist, and public official; husband of Alva Myrdal. A graduate (1927) of the Univ. of Stockholm, he became lec...Myrdal, Alva
(Encyclopedia)Myrdal, Alva älˈvä mĭrˈdäl, Swed. mürˈdäl [key], 1902–86, Swedish sociologist, diplomat, and political leader. As a sociologist in the 1930s, she initiated a national program establishing s...Ekelöf, Gunnar
(Encyclopedia)Ekelöf, Gunnar güˈnär ĕkˈəlöf [key], 1907–68, Swedish poet. Ekelöf's lifelong interest in mysticism was evident in his first book, Late Arrival on Earth (1932, tr. 1967), a collection of su...Gunnarsson, Gunnar
(Encyclopedia)Gunnarsson, Gunnar güˈnär güˈnärsôn [key], 1889–1975, Icelandic novelist. Gunnarsson lived abroad until 1939, when he returned to Iceland. Through his early works, written in Danish, he helpe...Jarring, Gunnar
(Encyclopedia)Jarring, Gunnar gŭnˈär yärˈĭng [key], 1907–2002, Swedish diplomat. He entered diplomatic service during World War II and was minister to India (1948–51), Ceylon (now Sri Lanka; 1950–51), a...Asplund, Erik Gunnar
(Encyclopedia)Asplund, Erik Gunnar āˈrĭk go͝onˈnär äsˈplənd [key], 1885–1940, Swedish architect. He designed the central library of Stockholm (completed 1928), but he is best known for the group of pavil...Heiberg, Gunnar Edvard Rode
(Encyclopedia)Heiberg, Gunnar Edvard Rode go͝onˈär ĕdˈvärd rōˈdə hāˈbârg [key], 1857–1929, Norwegian dramatist. His plays include Aunt Ulrikke (1883), The Balcony (1894, tr. 1922), and King Midas (189...García Robles, Alfonso
(Encyclopedia)García Robles, Alfonso älfônˈsō gärsēˈä rōˈblās [key], 1911–91, Mexican statesman, b. Zamora, Mex. After studying law in Europe, he entered the Mexican foreign service in 1939. He was a ...Carnegie Corporation of New York
(Encyclopedia)Carnegie Corporation of New York, foundation established (1911) to administer Andrew Carnegie's remaining personal fortune for philanthropic purposes. Initially endowed with $125 million, the foundati...Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (table)
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