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The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities or Kungl. Vitterhets, Historie och Antikvitets Akademien or Vitterhetsakademien, founded in 1753, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. The Academy was founded by Queen Louisa Ulrica, the mother of Gustav III and originally dedicated to literature. In 1786 when the Swedish Academy was founded it was reconstituted under its present name with new objectives, mainly dedicated to historical and antiquarian preservation. This included a close cooperation with the Swedish National Heritage Board or Riksantikvarieämbetet whose director was, ex officio, the Academy's secretary.
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The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities (http://www.vitterhetsakad.se/)
The Academy of Finland is funding a centre of excellence in research at the Faculty of Theology.
It is focusing on research on the history of ideas in the classical, medieval and early modern periods.
In spring 2006, Academy Professor Heikki Räisänen, who led the centre of excellence in biblical studies, was awarded the Gad Rausing Prize by the SwedishRoyalAcademy of Letters, History and Antiquities for his outstanding achievements in research.
Vitterhets, Historie och Antikvitets Akademien or Vitterhetsakademien, founded in 1753, is one of the RoyalAcademies in Sweden.
The Academy was founded by Queen Louisa Ulrica, the mother of Gustav III and originally dedicated to literature.
In 1786 when the SwedishAcademy was founded it was reconstituted under its present name with new objectives, mainly dedicated to historical and antiquarian preservation.
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