Hammarskjold Explained

Hammarskjold is a Swedish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Åke Hammarskjöld (1893–1937), Swedish civil servant and diplomat, son of Hjalmar, brother of Dag
• Carl Gustaf Hammarskjöld (1865–1940), Secretary of Defense for Sweden (1920–1921), brother of Hjalmar and cousin of Hugo
• Dag Hammarskjöld (1905–1961), Secretary-General of the United Nations, son of Hjalmar and brother of Åke
• Emilie Hammarskjöld (1821–1854), Swedish-American composer, singer, pianist, music teacher and organist, wife of Peder Hjalmar from the Skultana branch
• Hans Hammarskiöld (1925–2012), Swedish photographer
• Hjalmar Hammarskjöld (1862–1953), Prime Minister of Sweden (1914–1917), cousin of Hugo
• Hugo Hammarskjöld (1845–1937), Minister of Education for Sweden (1906–1909)
• Lorenzo Hammarsköld (1785–1827), Swedish author
• Ludvig Hammarskiöld (1869–1949), Swedish general, cousin of Hjalmar

See also

• Hammarskjöld family