Gunnar Myrdal • Born in Gustaf’s parish, Sweden on December 6, 1898 • Died in 1987 at age 88 • Graduated from the Law School of Stockholm University in 1923 and began practicing law while continuing his studies at the University. • In 1927 he received his juris doctor degree in economics and was appointed docent in political economy. • He studied in Germany and Britain from 1925-1929 • In 1929 Myrdal took his first trip to the United States and stayed until 1930 as a Rockefeller Fellow. • …showed first 75 words of 656 total…

…showed last 75 words of 656 total…The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Vetenskapsakademien (The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences), Fellow of the Econometric Society, and Honorary Member of the American Economic Association. • Myrdal was married to the former Alva Reimer who held high posts in the United Nations and UNESCO, was the Swedish Ambassador to India, and became Sweden’s Minister of Disarmament and of Church. • Myrdal and his wife had two daughters, Sisseia and Kaj, and one son, Jan.