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Encyclopedia > Swedish Royal Academies

The Royal Academies are independent organisations, founded on Royal command, that act to promote the arts, culture, and science in Sweden. The Swedish Academy and Academy of Sciences are also responsible for the selection of Nobel Prize laureates in Literature, Physics, Chemistry, and the Prize in Economic Sciences. Also included in the Royal Academies are three scientific societies that were granted Royal Charters during the 18th century. This is a list of Swedish monarchs, that is, the Kings and ruling Queens of Sweden with Regents and Viceroys of the Kalmar Union up until the present time. ... The Swedish Academy or Svenska Akademien, founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. ... The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences or , founded in 1739 by King Frederick I, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. ... Nobel Prize medal. ... Nobel Prize in Literature medal. ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to 2006. ... The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (in Swedish Sveriges Riksbanks pris i ekonomisk vetenskap till Alfred Nobels minne), is a prize awarded each year for outstanding intellectual contributions in the field of economics. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...

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Arts and Culture

The Swedish Academy or Svenska Akademien, founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. ... The Royal Swedish Academy of Arts or , founded in 1773 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. ... The Royal Swedish Academy of Music or , founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. ... The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities or or Vitterhetsakademien, founded in 1753, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. ...

Sciences

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences or , founded in 1739 by King Frederick I, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. ... The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences or , founded in 1919 by King Gustav V, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. ... The Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry or , founded in 1813 at the initiative of Crown Prince Charles, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. ...

Military

The Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences or , founded in 1739 by King Frederick I, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. ... The Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences or , founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. ...

Societies with a Royal Charter


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