January 1, 1856 - Alois Seyfried

Alois Seyfried (1856–1938) was an executioner active in Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. He was born in Brunn am Gebirge on 27 May 1856 to Franz and Caroline Seyfried (née Herger).

After World War I, Bosnia became a part of the newly created Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later renamed Yugoslavia). Seyfried remained in the service of the new government until his retirement in 1922. Upon his retirement, he stayed in Sarajevo until 1930, when he left for his hometown in Austria, where he died on 9 October 1938.

Seyfried’s two brothers – Jozef (b.

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