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Selma Jacobsson

Selma Ida Jacobsson (27 January 1841, in Stockholm – 30 March 1899, in Stockholm) was a Swedish photographer. Born to the merchant Levi Abraham Jacobsson and Sally Pohl, the sister of the opera singer Agnes Jacobsson and the architect Ernst Jacobsson, and married the Armenian linguist Norayr de Byzance in 1881. She was a student of Bertha Valerius.

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Name
Selma Jacobsson
Born
Selma Jacobsson was born on 27 January 1841. · Stockholm.
Died
Selma Jacobsson died on 30 March 1899. · Stockholm.
Nationality
Sweden
Occupation
photographer

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Selma Ida Jacobsson (27 January 1841, in Stockholm – 30 March 1899, in Stockholm) was a Swedish photographer. Born to the merchant Levi Abraham Jacobsson and Sally Pohl, the sister of the opera singer Agnes Jacobsson and the architect Ernst Jacobsson, and married the Armenian linguist Norayr de Byzance in 1881. She was a student of Bertha Valerius.

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Selma Jacobsson was a photographer, of Swedish nationality. The photographer was born in Stockholm and died in Stockholm. Works are held at Nationalmuseum.

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