Richard Dybeck
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Richard Dybeck (1 September 1811 - 28 July 1877) was a Swedish jurist, antiquarian and lyricist, mainly remembered as author of Du gamla, Du fria, the Swedish national anthem.
Dybeck was born in Westmannia, son of a clergyman, went to gymnasium in Västerås and matriculated at Uppsala University in 1831. He completed his civil service degree in law (hovrättsexamen) in 1834 and entered the Svea hovrätt appeal court. He held a number of positions in the court system during the following years, but eventually began to spend all his time on his antiquarian and historical research.