Eivind Saxlund

Norwegian lawyer (1858-1936) Date Of Birth : 1858-02-08T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1936-12-10T00:00:00Z

Eivind Saxlund (1858 – 10 December 1936) was a Norwegian lawyer and writer. He was a barrister by occupation, and worked cases brought before the Supreme Court of Norway. However, he is better known for his contributions to anti-Semitic literature. He published the pamphlet of Theodor Fritsch Jøder og Gojim (“Jews and Goyim”) in 1910, translated it and wrote a preface, this work was featured in Det 20de Århundre, with new editions published in 1911, 1922 and 1923. He also contributed to Mikal Sylten’s anti-Semitic magazine Nationalt Tidsskrift, both financially and with articles.
Together with Anna Magdalene Sundt (1863–1950), Eivind Saxlund had a son, Alf Eivind Saxlund, who also became a barrister.
Saxlund died in late 1936, before Norway became occupied by Nazi German (1940–1945).

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