Myrdal
alva (reimer)
[al-vuh rey-mer;; swedish ahl-vah rey-muh r] /ˈæl və ˈreɪ mər;; swedish ˈɑl vɑ ˈreɪ mər/ (show ipa), 1902–86, swedish sociologist and diplomat: n-bel peace prize 1982 (wife of gunnar myrdal).
(karl) gunnar [kahrl guhn-er,, goo n-;; swedish kahrl goo n-nahr] /kɑrl ˈgʌn ər,, ˈgʊn-;; swedish kɑrl ˈgʊn nɑr/ (show ipa), 1898–1987, swedish sociologist and economist: n-bel prize in economics 1974.
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