Myr•dal(mēr′däl, -dôl, mûr′-; Sw. myr′däl),USA pronunciationn.Al•va (Rei•mer)(al′və rā′mər; Sw. äl′vä rā′mər),USA pronunciation 1902–86, Swedish sociologist and diplomat: Nobel peace prize 1982 (wife of Gunnar Myrdal).(Karl) Gun•nar(kärl gun′ər, gŏŏn′-; Sw. kärl gŏŏn′när),USA pronunciation born 1898,Swedish sociologist and economist: Nobel prize for economics 1974.