Per Wahlöö
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Per Fredrik Wahlöö (1926 - 1975)

Per Fredrik Wahlöö
Born in Tölö, Halland, Swedenmap
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 48 in Malmö Sankt Pauli, Malmöhus, Swedenmap
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Per Wahlöö was born on August 5, 1926 in Tölö to Karin Helena Svensson.[1]

His mother married editor at Sydsvenska Dagbladet, Per Waldemar Persson Walöö, on February 23, 1928. They lived in Lund, and Per joined them from Tölö in 1929. His father had still been married to his first wife Astrid Lundberg when Per was born, but divorced and remarried his mother.[2]

He was a Swedish author and an ex-crime reporter, who'd been deported from Spain by Franco. Best known for his crime stories which he co-wrote with Maj Sjöwall, with the famous character Martin Beck.

He met Maj Sjöwall in the summer of 1962, and had a 13 year long relationship with her up until his death in 1975. The couple never married as Per was already married when they met.

He died on June 22, 1975 in Malmö Sankt Pauli.

Sources

  1. Per Fredrik parish birth record 1926 nr 17: Tölö kyrkoarkiv, Födelse- och dopböcker, SE/LLA/13427/C I/7 (1895-1967), bildid: 00133192_00148 https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/00133192_00148 (free)
  2. Per Waldemar Walöö household 1929-1933. Household record: Lunds domkyrkoförsamling (M) AIIa:96 (1928-1935) Bild 1910 / sid 1987 (AID: v104727.b1910.s1987, NAD: SE/LLA/13254) http://www.arkivdigital.se/aid/show/v104727.b1910.s1987 (subscription site)




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