Hjalmar von Sydow

Adolf Hjalmar von Sydow (22 August 1862 – 7 March 1932), known by his middle name, was a Swedish lawyer and politician.[1]

Hjalmar von Sydow

He was knighted into the Order of Vasa in 1901.[2]

Death

On 7 March 1932, in the so-called von Sydow murders, Sydow was murdered, along with two of his employees, at his house in Stockholm. His son, Fredrik von Sydow, committed suicide later on the day of the murders and was the only suspect and the presumed murderer.[3]

Selected publications
  • A. H. von Sydow, Om Stockholms rättskipning, polis och fångvård (Stockholm, 1897)
  • A. H. von Sydow, Öfversikt af stadsfiskalernas i Stockholm ställning från äldsta till närvarande tid (Stockholm, 1897)

References
  1. Monica och de von Sydowska morden Sveriges Radio Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. Hjalmar von Sydow - Family Tree geneanet Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  3. "Ett barns börda". SvD.se. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
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