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Wallenberg

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/ ˈvɑːlənbɜːɡ /

noun

  1. Raoul (raʊl). 1912–?, Swedish diplomat, who helped (1944–45) thousands of Hungarian Jews to escape from the Nazis. After his arrest (1945) by the Soviets nothing is certainly known of him, despite claims that he is still alive he is presumed to have died in prison

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Leading industrialist Jacob Wallenberg told the Financial Times he was "deeply concerned" about what that would mean for the thriving tech sector.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Wallenberg Investments has committed to invest 250 million euros in equity and will take “a leading position in Stegra” going forward, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

The study on the adult brain was supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, while the embryo study was financed by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg and Erling-Persson foundations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2023

Funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, the Berzelius supercomputer was unveiled in 2021 at Linköping University featuring 60 of the fastest AI systems from Nvidia.

From Reuters ● Jan. 24, 2023

One person—a Raoul Wallenberg, an Albert Schweitzer, a Martin Luther King Jr.—one person of integrity can make a difference, a difference of life and death.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel

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