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Hammarskjöld
[ hah-mer-shohld, -shuhld, ham-er-; Swedish hahm-ahr-shœld ]
noun
- Dag Hjal·mar [dahg , yahl, -mah, r], 1905–61, Swedish statesman: Secretary General of the United Nations 1953–61; Nobel Peace Prize 1961.
Hammarskjöld
/ ˈhamarʃœld; ˈhæməˌʃʊld /
noun
- HammarskjöldDag (Hjalmar Agne Carl)19051961MSwedishPOLITICS: statesman Dag ( Hjalmar Agne Carl ) (dɑːɡ). 1905–61, Swedish statesman; secretary-general of the United Nations (1953–61): Nobel peace prize 1961
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Men, like Hammarskjold, were naturally affected by an influence which no other nation condescended to counteract.
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