Erik Josefsson
- January 10, 2024
- Musician
Quick Facts
Erik Josefsson Biography
| Name | Erik Josefsson |
| Birthday | Aug 24 |
| Birth Year | 1963 |
| Place Of Birth | Lund |
| Home Town | Skåne |
| Birth Country | Sweden |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Erik Josefsson is one of the most popular and richest Musician who was born on August 24, 1963 in Lund, Skåne, Sweden. Erik Hjalmar Josefsson (born 24 August 1963) is a Swedish musician, campaigner against software patents, and internet activist.
In late 2008 Josefsson became a member of the Swedish Left Party and ran for MEP in the 2009 elections but left the party for the Greens/EFA after elections. While working in the European Parliament he started the European Parliament Free Software User Group (EPFSUG) together with MEP Indrek Tarand. Josefsson received the Nordic Free Software Award in 2011 and was allegedly the founder of Telecomix “without whom that ACTA campaign in the EU might never have happened”.
Erik Josefsson Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Musician |
| House | Living in own house. |
Erik Josefsson is one of the richest Musician from Sweden. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Erik Josefsson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Erik Josefsson was born in Lund. He graduated from Malmö Academy of Music in 1997 (double bass) while finalising a teachers degree in maths and physics at Umeå University. While studying in Umeå, Josefsson was playing with Kammarorkester Bothnia, Trio Lligo and Projektor 7. After a shoulder injury, Josefsson worked as a programmer at WM-data with billing and case handling.
Starting in 2000 Josefsson engaged with Skåne Själland Linux User Group (SSLUG) and became a member of the board in 2002. In 2004 he founded the Swedish Chapter of Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII) together with Jonas Bosson and Christian Engström and was its president until 2007 when he started working as European Affairs Coordinator with Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in Brussels. Throughout his career Josefsson has been an active campaigner against software patents and was instrumental in the European Parliament’s final rejection of the software patents directive in July 2005. According to Swedish tech magazine Ny Teknik, Josefsson was among the 50 most influential persons in IT in 2004 and 2005.
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Facts & Trivia
Keita Ranked on the list of most popular Musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sweden. Erik Josefsson celebrates birthday on August 24 of every year.