▁in ▁Budapest ▁during ▁the ▁closing ▁months ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁Ra oul ▁W allen berg ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁ ▁Enc ou rag ed ▁by ▁his ▁grand father , ▁Gust af ▁W allen berg , ▁a ▁diplom at ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁prominent ▁Swedish ▁family ▁of ▁bank ers , ▁industrial ists ▁and ▁polit icians , ▁Ra oul ▁W allen berg ▁came ▁to ▁Ann ▁Ar bor ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁to ▁study ▁architecture ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan . ▁Here , ▁his ▁grand father ▁believed , ▁he ▁could ▁escape ▁the ▁isol ation ▁of ▁the ▁el ite ▁position ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁and ▁would ▁have ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁experience ▁the ▁bro ader ▁world . ▁▁ ▁W allen berg ▁wore ▁s ne akers ▁and ▁rode ▁a ▁b icy cle ▁around ▁campus , ▁living ▁in ▁a ▁board ing ▁house ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁more ▁exclusive ▁society ▁of ▁the ▁frat ern ities . ▁His ▁many ▁friends ▁adm ired ▁his ▁mod esty , ▁sense ▁of ▁humor , ▁and ▁insight ful ▁intelligence . ▁As ▁an ▁architecture ▁student , ▁he ▁was ▁recognized ▁for ▁his ▁apt itude ▁for ▁finding ▁practical ▁solutions ▁to ▁complex ▁problems . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁Chicago ▁at ▁the ▁Swedish ▁pav il ion ▁in ▁Century ▁of ▁Progress . ▁He ▁spent ▁sum mers ▁h itch h ik ing ▁across ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁Canada , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁drove ▁with ▁a ▁friend ▁to ▁Mexico ▁City ▁in ▁a ▁batter ed ▁Ford . ▁▁ ▁He ▁earned ▁his ▁degree ▁with ▁hon ors