Myrdal, Gunnar
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MYRDAL, GUNNAR gun ar mir dal, Swed. mur dal, 1898 1987, Swedish...economist, sociologist, and public official; husband of Alva Myrdal. A graduate (1927) of the Univ. of Stockholm, he became...with his wife, stimulated general welfare measures, which Myrdal helped to shape as a member (1933 38) of various government...