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Died
  
17 November 1929, Stockholm, Sweden

Erik Semmy Josephson (7 March 1864 - 17 November 1929) was a Swedish architect. He became known as an industry architect and specialist in bank buildings. He was one of the less publicly known architects in Stockholm. He was categorized as a builder architect with an eye for the present time.

He was a style historic architect, also called an eclectic architect. After finishing his studies, he worked at the Superintendent-chamber, which was a predecessor to the Swedish Fastighetsverket. Through his state owned work employer he got the opportunity to draw, create and be the architect of about 40 barracks facilities for the armed forces around Sweden between 1891 and 1922. He also worked with his own architect firm on the side.

He was one of the late 1890s and early 1900s bank specialists. He designed only banks in Stockholm. Amongst his most important work was Skandinaviska Bankens palats and Handelsbanken.

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