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The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences or Kungl. Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien, founded in 1919 by KingGustav V, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. The Academy is an independent organisation, which promotes contact and exchange between business, research, and government, in Sweden and internationally. 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Sweden is a constitutional monarchy with a representative democracy based on a parliamentary system. ... Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf) (June 16, 1858 â October 29, 1950) was King of Sweden from 1907 until his death. ... The Royal Academies are independent organisations, founded on Royal command, and acts to promote arts, culture and sciences in Sweden. ...
This is a list of Swedish scientists: Chemistry Johan August Arfwedson, (1792-1841), chemist Svante Arrhenius, (1859-1927), chemist and physicist Jöns Jacob Berzelius, (1779-1848), chemist Alfred Nobel, (1833-1896), chemist and founder of the Nobel Prizes Carl Wilhelm Scheele, (1742-1786), chemist Nils Gabriel Sefström, (1787...