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Gunnar Myrdal

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Also known as Karl Gunnar Myrdal

Swedish economist (1898–1987)

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Gunnar Myrdal (1898–1987) was a Swedish economist, sociologist, politician, and university teacher. He was educated at Stockholm University and served as a professor and general secretary at the Stockholm School of Economics and Stockholm University. His work focused on economics and sociology, and he was a member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party.

Myrdal received the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, the Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, and the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding. He was also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. He was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Econometric Society.

He was married to Alva Myrdal and had two children, Jan Myrdal and Sissela Bok. Myrdal spoke Swedish and English and worked in Stockholm. He was the doctoral student of Gustav Cassel.

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Nobel Prize

  • The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel1974

    “for their pioneering work in the theory of money and economic fluctuations and for their penetrating analysis of the interdependence of economic, social and institutional phenomena”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Gunnar
Gender
male
Citizenship
Sweden
Spouse
Alva Myrdal
Occupation
sociologist
Position held
professor
Employer
Stockholm University
Political party
Swedish Social Democratic Party
Languages spoken
English language
Academic degree
Candidate of Law
Doctoral advisor
Gustav Cassel
Doctoral student
Rudolf Meidner
Field of work
sociology
Image
Gunnar Myrdal 1964 002 (cropped).jpg
Work location
Stockholm
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Gunnar Myrdal
date of birth
1898-12-06
date of death
1987-05-17
member of
American Philosophical Society
nominated for
Nobel Peace Prize
name in native language
Gunnar Myrdal
influenced by
Knut Wicksell
name
Myrdal i Äppelviken
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Gunnar Myrdal
interested in
economics
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Encyclopedic overview

Karl Gunnar Myrdal (/ˈmɜːrdɑːl, ˈmɪər-/ MUR-dahl, MEER-; Swedish: [ˈɡɵ̌nːar ˈmy̌ːɖɑːl]; 6 December 1898 – 17 May 1987) was a Swedish economist and sociologist. In 1974, he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences along with Friedrich Hayek for "their pioneering work in the theory of money and economic fluctuations and for their penetrating analysis of the interdependence of economic, social and institutional phenomena." When his wife, Alva Myrdal, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982, they became the fourth ever married couple to have won Nobel Prizes, and the first and only to win independent of each other (versus a shared Nobel Prize by scientist spouses).

Myrdal is best known in the United States for his study of race relations, which culminated in his 1944 book An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy. The study was influential in the 1954 landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education. In Sweden, his work and political influence were important to the establishment of the Folkhemmet and the welfare state.

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