Hammarskjöld

American

[hah-mer-shohld, -shuhld, ham-er-, hahm-ahr-shœld] / ˈhɑ mərˌʃoʊld, -ʃəld, ˈhæm ər-, ˈhɑm ɑrˌʃœld /

noun

Dag Hjalmar 1905–61, Swedish statesman: Secretary General of the United Nations 1953–61; Nobel Peace Prize 1961.

Hammarskjöld British

/ ˈhæməˌʃʊld, ˈhamarʃœld /

noun

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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Hammarskjöld

Then, he quoted Dag Hammarskjöld, former Secretary-General of the United Nations: “’For all that has been—thanks.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2023

The main one was Dag Hammarskjöld, a Swedish politician who was the secretary general of the United Nations.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 18, 2020

Documentary probes the mysterious 1961 plane crash that claimed the life of U.N. secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2019

Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld, backed by Washington, imposed a cease-fire after just nine days of war, stopping the Anglo-French attack far short of capturing the entire canal.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2017

A well-traveled multilinguist, Knut Hammarskjöld was a grand-nephew of Dag Hammarskjöld, the Swedish diplomat and secretary-general of the United Nations in the 1950s.

From BusinessWeek ● Jan. 14, 2015

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