Gunnar Myrdal
Swedish economist, sociologist, and Nobel Laureate (1898–1987)
Biography
Karl Gunnar Myrdal ( 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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Career highlights
Career & roles
- member of the First Chamber
- Minister of Trade
- professor
- general secretary
Employers / organisations
- Stockholm School of Economics
- Stockholm University
Family
- Spouse(s)
- Alva Myrdal
- Children
- Jan MyrdalSissela BokKaj Fölster
Awards & honours (8)
- Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
- Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association
- Bronislaw Malinowski Award
- Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
- Fellow of the Econometric Society
- Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding
- Kurt Lewin Award
- doctor honoris causa from the University of Nancy
Quick answers about Gunnar Myrdal
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- Gunnar Myrdal died on May 17, 1987 at the age of 88.
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- Gunnar Myrdal was born on December 6, 1898.
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- Gunnar Myrdal was born in Skattunge Parish.
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- Gunnar Myrdal's zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
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- Gunnar Myrdal is a citizen of Sweden.
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- According to Wikidata, Gunnar Myrdal's spouse is or was Alva Myrdal.
- How many children did Gunnar Myrdal have?
- Wikidata lists 3 children of Gunnar Myrdal.
