This is a list of members of the Swedish Academy by seat number. The dates shown indicate the terms of the members, who generally serve for life but some has been excluded.
Seat 1 Anders Johan von Höpken, 1786-89 Nils Philip Gyldenstolpe, 1789-1810 Johan Olof Wallin, 1810-39 Anders Fryxell, 1840-81 Hans Forssell, 1881-1901 Carl Bildt, 1901-31 Birger Wedberg, 1931-45 Birger Ekeberg, 1945-68 Sture Petrén, 1969-76 Sten Rudholm, 1977-
Seat 2 Carl Fredrik Scheffer, 1786 (never took seat) Abraham Niclas Edelcrantz, 1786-1821 Carl Peter Hagberg, 1821-41 Christian Eric Fahlcrantz, 1842-66 Gunnar Wennerberg , 1866-1901 Claes Annerstedt, 1901-27 Martin Lamm, 1928-50 Ingvar Andersson, 1950-74 Torgny Segerstedt, 1975-99 Bo Ralph, 1999-
Seat 3 Olof Celsius, junior, 1786-94 Johan Adam Tingstadius, 1794-1827 Carl Gustaf von Brinkman, 1828-47 Albrecht Elof Ihre, 1848-59 (never took seat) Johan Börjesson, 1859-66 Hans Magnus Melin, 1866-77 Carl Gustaf Malmström, 1878-1912 Henrik Schück, 1913-47 Henrik Samuel Nyberg, 1948-74 Carl Ivar Ståhle, 1974-80 Sture Allén, 1980-, permanent secretary 1986-99
Seat 4 Johan Henric Kellgren, 1786-95 Johan Stenhammar, 1797-99 Claes Fleming, 1799-1831 Carl Adolph Agardh , 1831-59 Fredrik Ferdinand Carlson, 1859-87 Claes Herman Rundgren, 1887-1906 Ivar Afzelius, 1907-21 Tor Hedberg, 1922-31 Sigfrid Siwertz, 1932-70 Lars Forssell, 1971-
Seat 5 Matthias von Hermansson, 1786-89 Magnus Lehnberg, 1789-1808 Jacob Axelsson Lindblom, 1809-19 Carl von Rosenstein, 1819-36 Jöns Jacob Berzelius, 1837-48 Johan Erik Rydqvist, 1849-77 Theodor Wisén, 1878-92 Knut Fredrik Söderwall, 1892-1924 Axel Kock, 1924-35 Bengt Hesselman, 1935-52 Henry Olsson, 1952-85 Göran Malmqvist, 1985-
Seat 6 Johan Wingård, 1786-1818 Adolf Göran Mörner, 1818-38 Anders Abraham Grafström, 1839-70 Fredrik August Dahlgren, 1871-95 Hans Hildebrand, 1895-1913 Sven Hedin , 1913-52 Sten Selander, 1953-57 Olle Hedberg, 1957-74 Per Olof Sundman, 1975-92 Birgitta Trotzig , 1993-
Seat 7 Axel von Fersen, senior, 1786-94 Axel Gabriel Silverstolpe, 1794-1816 Anders Carlsson af Kullberg, 1817-51 Carl August Hagberg, 1851-64 Wilhelm Erik Svedelius, 1864-89 Nils Fredrik Sander, 1889-1900 Albert Theodor Gellerstedt, 1901-14 Selma Lagerlöf, 1914-40 Hjalmar Gullberg, 1940-61 Karl Ragnar Gierow, 1961-82, permanent secretary 1964-77 Knut Ahnlund, 1983-
Seat 8 Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna, 1786-1818 Esaias Tegnér, 1818-46 Carl Wilhelm Böttiger, 1847-78 Carl David af Wirsén, 1879-1912, permanent secretary from 1884 Verner von Heidenstam , 1912-40 Pär Lagerkvist, 1940-74 Östen Sjöstrand, 1975-
Seat 9 Gudmund Jöran Adlerbeth, 1786-1818 Hans Järta, 1819-47 Carl David Skogman, 1847-56 Henning Hamilton, 1856-81, acting permanent secretary from 1874 (resigned) Esaias Tegnér, junior, 1882-1928 Otto von Friesen, 1929-42 Einar Löfstedt, 1942-55 Ture Johannisson, 1955-90 Torgny Lindgren , 1991-
Seat 10 Anders af Botin, 1786-90 Christoffer Bogislaus Zibet, 1790-1809 Gustaf Lagerbielke, 1809-37 Carl Fredrik af Wingård, 1837-51 Henrik Reuterdahl, 1852-70 Paul Genberg, 1871-75 Carl Snoilsky, 1876-1903 Harald Hjärne, 1903-22 Fredrik Böök, 1922-61 Erik Lönnroth, 1962-2002 Peter Englund , 2002-
Seat 11 Nils von Rosenstein, 1786-1824, permanent secretary from 1786 Lars Magnus Enberg, 1824-65 Bror Emil Hildebrand, 1866-84, acting permanent secretary 1881-83 Clas Theodor Odhner, 1885-1904 Erik Axel Karlfeldt , 1904-31, permanent secretary from 1913 Torsten Fogelqvist, 1931-41 Nils Ahnlund, 1941-57 Eyvind Johnson , 1957-76 Ulf Linde, 1977-
Seat 12 Elis Schröderheim, 1786-95 Isac Reinhold Blom, 1797-1826 Gustaf Fredrik Wirsén, 1826-27 Bernhard von Beskow, 1828-68, permanent secretary from 1834 Carl Gustaf Strandberg, 1869 -1874 , acting permanent secretary 1872-1874 Anders Anderson, 1875-92 Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, 1893-1901 Gustaf Retzius , 1901-19 Adolf Noreen, 1919-25 Bo Bergman, 1925-67 Sten Lindroth, 1968-80 Werner Aspenström, 1981-97 Per Wästberg, 1997-
Seat 13 Gustaf Fredrik Gyllenborg, 1786-1808 Frans Michael Franzén, 1808-47, permanent secretary 1824-34 Bernhard Elis Malmström, 1849-65 Carl Anders Kullberg, 1865-97 Karl Alfred Melin, 1898-1919 Anders Österling, 1919-81, permanent secretary 1941-64 Gunnel Vallquist , 1982-
Seat 14 Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt , 1786-1794 (excluded) Malte Ramel, 1797-1824 Erik Gustaf Geijer , 1824-47 Elias Fries , 1847-78 Carl Rupert Nyblom, 1879-1907 Per Hallström, 1908-60, permanent secretary 1931-41 Ragnar Josephson, 1960-66 Lars Gyllensten, 1966-, permanent secretary 1977-86
Seat 15 Carl Gustaf Nordin , 1786-1812 Carl Birger Rutström, 1812-26 Johan David Valerius, 1826-52 Ludvig Manderström, 1852-1873, permanent secretary 1869-1872 Anton Niklas Sundberg, 1874-1900 Gottfrid Billing, 1900-25 Hans Larsson, 1925-44 Elin Wägner, 1944-49 Harry Martinson , 1949-78 Kerstin Ekman , 1978-
Seat 16 Carl Gustaf af Leopold, 1786-1829 Samuel Grubbe, 1830-53 Israel Hwasser, 1854-60 Carl Vilhelm August Strandberg, 1862-77 Viktor Rydberg , 1877-95 Waldemar Rudin, 1896-1921 Nathan Söderblom, 1921-31 Tor Andræ, 1932-47 Elias Wessén, 1947-81 Kjell Espmark, 1981-
Seat 17 Johan Murberg, 1787-1805 Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt , 1805-1811 (excluded) Gustaf af Wetterstedt , 1811-37 Anders Magnus Strinnholm, 1837-62 Louis Gerhard De Geer , 1862-96 Pehr Jacob von Ehrenheim, 1897-1918 Hjalmar Hammarskjöld, 1918-53 Dag Hammarskjöld, 1954-61 Erik Lindegren, 1962-68 Johannes Edfelt, 1969-97 Horace Engdahl , 1997-, permanent secretary since 1999
Seat 18 Nils Lorens Sjöberg, 1787-1822 Anders Fredrik Skjöldebrand, 1822-34 Pehr Henrik Ling, 1835-39 Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom , 1839-55 Johan Henrik Thomander, 1855-65 Gustaf Ljunggren, 1865-1905 Vitalis Norström, 1907-16 Oscar Montelius , 1917-21 Albert Engström, 1922-40 Gunnar Mascoll Silfverstolpe, 1941-42 Gustaf Hellström, 1942-53 Bertil Malmberg, 1953-58 Gunnar Ekelöf, 1958-68 Artur Lundkvist, 1968-91 Katarina Frostenson , 1992-
External link Members of the Swedish Academy at Projekt Runeberg (http://www.lysator.liu.se/runeberg/tema/swedacad.html ) - in Swedish
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