Myrdal, Gunnar

Swedish economist and sociologist, politician (Social Democrats)
Brandt became acquainted with him during his exile in Sweden.

• 1898 born
• 1924 Marriage to Alva Reimer
• 1933-1950 Professor at the Stockholm University of Commerce
• 1945-1947 Minister of Commerce
• 1947-1957 Director of the UN Economic Commission for Europe
• 1960-1967 Professor at the University of Stockholm
• 1974 Nobel Prize in Economics
• 1987 died

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Biography

Democratic Socialist and Journalist in Sweden 1940-1946 1942: Sept

Sources/Videos Willy Brandt tells about his return to Germany in 1945/46