Ham·mar·skjöld  (hām'ər-shōld', -shəld, hä'mär-shɶld')  Swedish political leader and secretary-general of the United Nations (1953-1961) who greatly increased the influence of the organization through his peacekeeping efforts in Suez, Lebanon, and Congo. He won the 1961 Nobel Peace Prize posthumously. |
| dag hjalmar agne carl hammarskjold | |
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| Swedish diplomat who greatly extended the influence of the United Nations in peacekeeping matters (1905-1961) [syn: Hammarskjold] |