Trees quiver in the wind,
Sailing on a sea of mist
Out of earshot.
In his foreword to Markings, the English poet W. H. Auden states:
"Markings, however, was not intended to be read simply as a work of literature. It is also an historical document of the first importance as an account and I cannot myself recall another of the attempt by a professional man of action to unite in one life the Via Activa and the Via Contemplativa." Auden quotes Hammarskjà ¶ld as stating
"In our age, the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action."
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Dag Hammarskjà ¶ld was born in Jà ¶nkà ¶ping to the noble family Hammarskjà ¶ld. He spent most of his childhood in Uppsala. His home there, which he considered his childhood home, was Uppsala Castle. He was the fourth and youngest son of Hjalmar Hammarskjà ¶ld, Prime Minister of Sweden from 1914 to 1917, and wife Agnes Maria Carolina Hammarskjà ¶ld (ne'e Almquist).
Hammarskjà ¶ld's family was ennobled in 1610 due to deeds of the warrior Peder Mikaelsson (after 1610) Hammarskià ¶ld (approximately 1560 12 April 1646), an officer in the cavalry who fought for both sides in the War against Sigismund, where he took the name Hammarskià ¶ld at his ennobling. Hammarskjà ¶ld's ancestors had served the Monarchy of Sweden since the 17th century.
Hammarskjà ¶ld studied first at Katedralskolan and then at Uppsala University. By 1930, he had obtained Licentiate of Philosophy and Master of Laws degrees. Before he finished his law degree he had already obtained a job as Assistant Secretary of the Unemployment Committee.
Career
From 1930 to 1934, Hammarskjà ¶ld was Secretary of a governmental committee on unemployment. During this time he wrote his economics thesis, "Konjunkturspridningen" ("The Spread of the Business Cycle"), and received a doctorate from Stockholm University. In 1936, he became a secretary in Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank. From 1941 to 1948, he served as chairman of the Riksbank's General Council.
Hammarskjà ¶ld quickly developed a successful career as a Swedish public servant. He was state secretary in the Ministry of Finance 1936-1945, Swedish delegate to the Organization for European Economic Cooperation 1947-1953, cabinet secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1949-1951 and minister without portfolio in Tage Erlander's government 1951-1953.
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