List of members of the Swedish Academy
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This is a list of members of the Swedish Academy
Swedish Academy
The Swedish Academy , founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden.-History:The Swedish Academy was founded in 1786 by King Gustav III. Modelled after the Académie française, it has 18 members. The motto of the Academy is "Talent and Taste"...
by seat number. The dates shown indicate the terms of the members, who generally serve for life except for Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt
Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt
Count Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt was a Finnish and Swedish courtier and diplomat. In Finland, he is considered one of the great Finnish statesmen. Born in Tarvasjoki, Finland, he was the great grandson of Charles XII of Sweden's general, Carl Gustaf Armfeldt...
who was excluded twice.
Seat 1
- Anders Johan von HöpkenAnders Johan von HöpkenCount Anders Johan von Höpken , Swedish statesman, was the son of Daniel Niklas von Höpken, one of Arvid Horn's most determined opponents and a founder of the Hat party....
, 1786–89 - Nils Philip GyldenstolpeNils Philip GyldenstolpeNils Philip Gyldenstolpe served as the Marshal of the Royal Court of Sweden. From 1773 to 1781 he was the governor of Gävleborg County. From 1789 until his death he occupied seat number 1 of the Swedish Academy....
, 1789–1810 - Johan Olof WallinJohan Olof WallinJohan Olof Wallin, , was a Swedish minister, orator, poet and later Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden. He is most remembered today for his hymns.- Early life :...
, 1810–39 - Anders FryxellAnders FryxellAnders Fryxell was a Swedish historian.Fryxell was born at Edsleskog, Dalsland, on the 7th of February 1795...
, 1840–81 - Hans ForssellHans ForssellHans Ludvig Forssell was a Swedish historian and political writer.Hans Forssell was born at Gävle, Gästrikland, where his father, the clergyman Carl Adolf Forssell, taught in the gymnasium...
, 1881–1901 - Carl BildtCarl Bildt (1850–1931)Baron Carl Bildt was a Swedish diplomat and historian. He spent most of his Foreign Office career as Swedish envoy in Rome and published extensively on Swedish historical topics relating to Rome and Italy...
, 1901–31 - Birger Wedberg, 1931–45
- Birger Ekeberg, 1945–68
- Sture Petrén, 1969–76
- Sten RudholmSten RudholmSten John Gustaf Rudholm was a Swedish lawyer, member of the Swedish Academy , former Chancellor of Justice, Chief Justice of Appeal and Marshal of the Realm...
, 1977–2008 - Lotta LotassLotta LotassBritt Inger Liselott Lotass, better known as Lotta Lotass, is a Swedish writer. She holds a PhD of Comparative literature from the University of Gothenburg, and lives in Gothenburg, Sweden....
, 2009–
Seat 2
- Carl Fredrik Scheffer, 1786 (never took seat)
- Abraham Niclas EdelcrantzAbraham Niclas EdelcrantzAbraham Niclas Edelcrantz was a Finnish born Swedish poet and inventor. He was a member of the Swedish Academy, chair 2, from 1786 to 1821....
, 1786–1821 - Carl Peter Hagberg, 1821–41
- Christian Eric FahlcrantzChristian Eric FahlcrantzChristian Eric Fahlcrantz, , Swedish author, was born at Stora Tuna in Dalarna. His younger brothers, Carl Johan Fahlcrantz , the landscape painter, and Axel Magnus Fahlcrantz , the sculptor, are also notable.In 1804 he entered the University of Uppsala; in 1821 he became tutor in Arabic, and in...
, 1842–66 - Gunnar WennerbergGunnar WennerbergGunnar Wennerberg , Swedish poet, composer and politician. His niece Sara Wennerberg-Reuter was also a well-known musician; she was an organist and composer....
, 1866–1901 - Claes Annerstedt, 1901–27
- Martin Lamm, 1928–50
- Ingvar Andersson, 1950–74
- Torgny T:son SegerstedtTorgny T:son SegerstedtTorgny Torgnysson Segerstedt was a Swedish philosopher and sociologist. He was the son of the elder Torgny Segerstedt, scholar of comparative religion and publicist remembered especially for his uncompromising anti-Nazi stance...
, 1975–99 - Bo RalphBo RalphProfessor Bo Rune Ingemar Ralph is a Swedish linguist, member of the Swedish Academy, and professor of Nordic Languages at the Department of Swedish Language at Gothenburg University. He was elected to the Swedish Academy on 15 April 1999 and admitted on 20 December 1999...
, 1999–
Seat 3
- Olof Celsius, junior, 1786–94
- Johan Adam Tingstadius, 1794–1827
- Carl Gustaf von BrinkmanCarl Gustaf von BrinkmanKarl Gustaf von Brinkman, born February 25, 1764 in Nacka, died December 25, 1847 in Stockholm, was a Swedish classicist poet, writer and diplomat. Member of the Swedish Academy 1828–1847, Seat No. 3, ennobled and elevated to Baron, chamberlain....
, 1828–47 - Albrecht Elof IhreAlbrecht Elof IhreBaron Albrecht Elof Ihre was a Swedish diplomat and politician who served as Swedish-Norwegian prime minister of foreign affairs 1840-1848 ....
, 1848–59 (never took seat) - Johan Börjesson, 1859–66
- Hans Magnus Melin, 1866–77
- Carl Gustaf Malmström, 1878–1912
- Henrik SchückHenrik SchückHenrik Schück was a Swedish literary historian, university professor and author.-Biography:Johan Henrik Emil Schück was a professor at the Lund University 1890-98. He was a professor at at Uppsala University 1898-1920 and later Rector 1905-1918. He was a member of the Swedish Academy 1913-1947,...
, 1913–47 - Henrik Samuel NybergHenrik Samuel NybergHenrik Samuel Nyberg was a Swedish scholar of broad interest and a well known expert of Iranology and Arab studies.-Life:Nyber was born in Söderbärke in Southern Dalecarlia on the 28th of December 1889. When he was 19, he entered Uppsala to undertake university coures. There he studied from...
, 1948–74 - Carl Ivar Ståhle, 1974–80
- Sture AllénSture AllénSture Allén is a Swedish retired professor of computational linguistics at the University of Gothenburg, who was the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy between 1986 and 1999. He was elected to chair 3 of the Swedish Academy in 1980. He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and...
, 1980–, permanent secretary 1986–99
Seat 4
- Johan Henric KellgrenJohan Henric KellgrenJohan Henrik Kellgren was a Swedish poet and critic.-Biography:He was born at Floby in Västergötland...
, 1786–95 - Johan Stenhammar, 1797–99
- Claes Fleming, 1799–1831
- Carl Adolph AgardhCarl Adolph AgardhCarl Adolph Agardh was a Swedish botanist specializing in algae, who was eventually appointed bishop of Karlstad.-Biography:...
, 1831–59 - Fredrik Ferdinand Carlson, 1859–87
- Claes Herman Rundgren, 1887–1906
- Ivar AfzeliusIvar AfzeliusIvar Afzelius was a Swedish jurist and politician.Having studied law at the universities of Uppsala, Leipzig and Göttingen, he was appointed to teach process law at Uppsala in 1879. 1891-1902 he was a justice in the Supreme Court of Sweden, 1898-1903 and 1905-15 a member of the Riksdag, whose...
, 1907–21 - Tor Hedberg, 1922–31
- Sigfrid Siwertz, 1932–70
- Lars ForssellLars ForssellLars Hans Carl Abraham Forssell was a Swedish writer and member of the Swedish Academy. Forssell was a versatile writer who worked within many genres, including poetry, drama and songwriting. He was married from 1951 until his death to Kerstin Hane, and was the father of Jonas and Malte...
, 1971–2007 - Anders OlssonAnders OlssonAnders Olsson is a Swedish writer, professor of literature at Stockholm University, literary critic and member of the Swedish Academy...
, 2008–
Seat 5
- Matthias von Hermansson, 1786–89
- Magnus Lehnberg, 1789–1808
- Jacob Axelsson Lindblom, 1809–19
- Carl von RosensteinCarl von RosensteinCarl von Rosenstein was Archbishop of Uppsala from 1819 to 1836. Before that he served as Bishop of Linköping from 1809 to 1819. His family tree included scientists such as Sven Magnus Aurivillius and Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius. The "von Rosenstein" name came through an adoption - it was his...
, 1819–36 - Jöns Jakob BerzeliusJöns Jakob BerzeliusJöns Jacob Berzelius was a Swedish chemist. He worked out the modern technique of chemical formula notation, and is together with John Dalton, Antoine Lavoisier, and Robert Boyle considered a father of modern chemistry...
, 1837–48 - Johan Erik Rydqvist, 1849–77
- Theodor WisénTheodor WisénTheodor Wisén was a Swedish philologist of Scandinavian languages who held the chair of Scandinavian languages at Lund University from 1865, was the rector of the university 1876-1877, its prorector 1877-1885, and again rector 1885-1891. He was elected a member of the Swedish Academy in...
, 1878–92 - Knut Fredrik Söderwall, 1892–1924
- Axel Kock, 1924–35
- Bengt Hesselman, 1935–52
- Henry Olsson, 1952–85
- Göran MalmqvistGöran MalmqvistProfessor Nils Göran David Malmqvist is a Swedish linguist, member of the Swedish Academy , literary historian, sinologist and translator.-Biography:...
, 1985–
Seat 6
- Johan Wingård, 1786–1818
- Adolf Göran Mörner, 1818–38
- Anders Abraham GrafströmAnders Abraham GrafströmAnders Abraham Grafström was a Swedish historian, priest and poet.In 1819, Grafström was the library secretary of Uppsala University. The following year he was named as a lecturer in history at the university, and he later taught at the Military Academy Karlberg...
, 1839–70 - Fredrik August DahlgrenFredrik August DahlgrenFredrik August Dahlgren was a Swedish writer, playwright and songwriter.Dahlgren was born in Nordmark parish in Värmland, son of Barthold Dahlgren, the manager of the mines at Taberg, and Anna Carolina Svensson...
, 1871–95 - Hans HildebrandHans HildebrandHans Olof Hildebrand Hildebrand was a Swedish archeologist. Born in Stockholm, he was the son of Bror Emil Hildebrand and Anna Mathilda Ekecrantz...
, 1895–1913 - Sven HedinSven HedinSven Anders Hedin KNO1kl RVO was a Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, and travel writer, as well as an illustrator of his own works...
, 1913–52 - Sten Selander, 1953–57
- Olle HedbergOlle HedbergCarl Olof Hedberg was a Swedish author.Hedberg is best known as a probing satirist of the middle class and conventional world in general...
, 1957–74 - Per Olof SundmanPer Olof SundmanPer Olof Sundman was a Swedish writer and politician.Sundman was born in Vaxholm. After World War II, Sundman joined the Centre Party and was elected to the Riksdag....
, 1975–92 - Birgitta TrotzigBirgitta TrotzigBirgitta Trotzig was a Swedish writer who was elected to the Swedish Academy in 1993. She was one of Sweden's most celebrated authors, and wrote prose fiction and non-fiction, as well as prose poetry.-Biography:...
, 1993–2011 - Tomas RiadTomas RiadTomas Riad is a Swedish linguist, specialised in Swedish phonology and prosody. He received his Ph.D. from Stockholm University in 1992 and is professor at the Department of Scandinavian languages there. Riad is also a violinist, trained at the Royal College of Music in London and has worked as a...
, 2011 –
Seat 7
- Axel von Fersen, senior, 1786–94
- Axel Gabriel Silverstolpe, 1794–1816
- Anders Carlsson af Kullberg, 1817–51
- Carl August HagbergCarl August HagbergCarl August Hagberg , was a Swedish linguist and translator. He was a member of the Swedish Academy, occupying seat 7 from 1851 until his death...
, 1851–64 - Wilhelm Erik Svedelius, 1864–89
- Nils Fredrik Sander, 1889–1900
- Albert Theodor Gellerstedt, 1901–14
- Selma LagerlöfSelma LagerlöfSelma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....
, 1914–40 - Hjalmar GullbergHjalmar GullbergHjalmar Gullberg was a Swedish writer, poet and translator of Greek drama into Swedish.Gullberg was born in Malmö, Skåne. As a student at Lund University, he was the editor of the student magazine Lundagård. He was the manager of the Swedish Radio Theatre 1936-1950...
, 1940–61 - Karl Ragnar Gierow, 1961–82, permanent secretary 1964–77
- Knut AhnlundKnut AhnlundKnut Emil Ahnlund is a Swedish literary historian, writer, and member of the Swedish Academy.Ahnlund is an expert on 19th and 20th century Nordic, especially Danish, literature. He wrote his doctoral dissertation on Henrik Pontoppidan, and has later written on Gustav Wied and Sven Lidman, among...
, 1983–
Seat 8
- Johan Gabriel OxenstiernaJohan Gabriel OxenstiernaCount Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna was a Swedish poet, politician, diplomat and member of the Swedish Academy, holding seat number 8. He was a prominent courtier at the court of king Gustav III of Sweden and is considered one of the foremost poets of the Gustavian period. He was a member of the...
, 1786–1818 - Esaias TegnérEsaias TegnérEsaias Tegnér , was a Swedish writer, professor of Greek language, and bishop. He was during the 19th century regarded as the father of modern poetry in Sweden, mainly through the national romantic epos Frithjof's Saga. He has been called Sweden's first modern man...
, 1818–46 - Carl Wilhelm Böttiger, 1847–78
- Carl David af WirsénCarl David af WirsénCarl David af Wirsén was a Swedish poet, literary critic and the Swedish Academy's permanent secretary from 1884-1912.-Career:Wirsén was born in Vallentuna, Upland, to Karl Ture af Wirsén and Eleonore von Schulzenheim....
, 1879–1912, permanent secretary from 1884 - Verner von HeidenstamVerner von HeidenstamCarl Gustaf Verner von Heidenstam was a Swedish poet and novelist, a laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1916. He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1912...
, 1912–40 - Pär LagerkvistPär LagerkvistPär Fabian Lagerkvist was a Swedish author who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1951.Lagerkvist wrote poems, plays, novels, stories, and essays of considerable expressive power and influence from his early 20s to his late 70s...
, 1940–74 - Östen SjöstrandÖsten SjöstrandÖsten Sjöstrand was aSwedish poet, writer and translator. He became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1975.-Biography:...
, 1975–2006 - Jesper SvenbroJesper SvenbroJesper Svenbro is a Swedish poet, classical philologist, and member of the Swedish Academy.Svenbro was educated at Lund University, where he was awarded a Ph.D. in 1976 for his dissertation La parole et le marbre: aux origines de la poétique grecque, on the origin of ancient Greek poetics...
, 2006–
Seat 9
- Gudmund Jöran Adlerbeth, 1786–1818
- Hans JärtaHans JärtaHans Järta was a Swedish administrator and revolutionary. He helped overthrow Gustavus IV Adolphus in 1809 and was one of the main drafters of the constitution of Sweden in 1809....
, 1819–47 - Carl David Skogman, 1847–56
- Henning HamiltonHenning HamiltonHenning Ludvig Hugo Hamilton, born January 16 1814 in Stockholm, Sweden, deceased January 15 1886 in Amélie-les-Bains, France, was a Swedish count, politician, government official and author. His father was Gustaf Wathier Hamilton...
, 1856–81, acting permanent secretary from 1874 (resigned) - Esaias Tegnér, junior, 1882–1928
- Otto von FriesenOtto von FriesenOtto von Friesen was a linguist, runologist and professor of the Swedish language at Uppsala University from 1906-1935. He was also a member of the Swedish Academy from 1929-1942, serving in Chair 9....
, 1929–42 - Einar Löfstedt, 1942–55
- Ture Johannisson, 1955–90
- Torgny LindgrenTorgny LindgrenGustav Torgny Lindgren is a Swedish writer.Lindgren is the son of Andreas Lindgren and Helga Björk. He studied in Umeå to become a teacher and worked as a teacher until the middle of the 1970s. He was for several years active as a local politician for the Swedish Social Democratic Party...
, 1991–
Seat 10
- Anders af Botin, 1786–90
- Christoffer Bogislaus Zibet, 1790–1809
- Gustaf Lagerbielke, 1809–37
- Carl Fredrik af WingårdCarl Fredrik af WingårdCarl Fredrik af Wingård was a Swedish politician and Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1839–1851....
, 1837–51 - Henrik ReuterdahlHenrik ReuterdahlHenrik Reuterdahl was archbishop of Sweden from 1856 to his death.Stemming from Malmö, he was orphaned at an early age and had to rely on others for his education and support...
, 1852–70 - Paul Genberg, 1871–75
- Carl SnoilskyCarl SnoilskyCount Carl Johan Gustaf Snoilsky was a Swedish lyric poet, known for his realist poetry.Snoilsky was born in Stockholm. He was educated at the Clara School and Stockholms lyceum and in 1860 became a student at the University of Uppsala. He was trained for diplomacy, which he quit for work at the...
, 1876–1903 - Harald HjärneHarald HjärneHarald Gabriel Hjärne was a Swedish historian.Hjärne held one of the chairs of history at Uppsala University from 1889 until 1913, and was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1903. He was a member of the Second Chamber of the Riksdag 1902-1908 and of its First Chamber 1912-1918.-References:...
, 1903–22 - Fredrik BöökFredrik BöökMartin Fredrik Böök was a Swedish professor of literary history at Lund University 1920-24, a literary critic and writer. He wrote biographies and books on Swedish literature. In 1907, Fredrik married Tora Olsson...
, 1922–61 - Erik LönnrothErik LönnrothErik Lönnroth was one of the most notable Swedish historians of the 20th century. He was a life member of the Swedish Academy from 1962 and member of various faculties.-Background:...
, 1962–2002 - Peter EnglundPeter EnglundPeter Englund is a Swedish author and historian, and the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy since 1 June 2009.-Biography:...
, 2002–, permanent secretary from 2009
Seat 11
- Nils von RosensteinNils von RosensteinNils von Rosenstein was a Swedish civil servant and propagator for enlightenment thinking. He served as tutor to the future King Gustav IV Adolf for eleven years and as permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy since 1786. He was a son of the physician Professor Nils Rosén von Rosenstein.-Notes:...
, 1786–1824, permanent secretary from 1786 - Lars Magnus Enberg, 1824–65
- Bror Emil HildebrandBror Emil HildebrandBror Emil Hildebrand was a Swedish archaeologist, numismatist and museum director. From 1837 to 1879 he was Custodian of Ancient Monuments and Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters. From 1847 he was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and from 1866 a member of the Swedish...
, 1866–84, acting permanent secretary 1881–83 - Clas Theodor OdhnerClas Theodor OdhnerClas Jonas Theodor Odhner was a Swedish historian, and director of the Swedish National Archives ....
, 1885–1904 - Erik Axel KarlfeldtErik Axel KarlfeldtErik Axel Karlfeldt was a Swedish poet whose highly symbolist poetry masquerading as regionalism was popular and won him the Nobel Prize in Literature posthumously in 1931. It has been rumored that he had been offered, but declined, the award already in 1919.Karlfeldt was born into a farmer's...
, 1904–31, permanent secretary from 1913 - Torsten Fogelqvist, 1931–41
- Nils Ahnlund, 1941–57
- Eyvind JohnsonEyvind JohnsonEyvind Johnson, was a Swedish writer and author. He became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1957 and shared the Nobel Prize in Literature with Harry Martinson in 1974 with the citation: for a narrative art, far-seeing in lands and ages, in the service of freedom.Johnson was born Olof Edvin...
, 1957–76 - Ulf LindeUlf LindeProfessor Ulf Harald Linde , is an art critic, writer, museum director and a member of the Swedish Academy. He was elected to the Swedish Academy on 10 February 1977 and admitted on 20 December 1977. Ulf Linde succeeded the writer Eyvind Johnson to Seat No.11. Linde was the director of the in...
, 1977–
Seat 12
- Elis Schröderheim, 1786–95
- Isac Reinhold Blom, 1797–1826
- Gustaf Fredrik Wirsén, 1826–27
- Bernhard von BeskowBernhard von BeskowBernhard von Beskow , Swedish dramatist and historian, was the son of a Stockholm merchant....
, 1828–68, permanent secretary from 1834 - Carl Gustaf Strandberg, 1869–1874, acting permanent secretary 1872–1874
- Anders Anderson, 1875–92
- Adolf Erik NordenskiöldAdolf Erik NordenskiöldFreiherr Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld , also known as A. E. Nordenskioeld was a Finnish baron, geologist, mineralogist and arctic explorer of Finnish-Swedish origin. He was a member of the prominent Finland-Swedish Nordenskiöld family of scientists...
, 1893–1901 - Gustaf RetziusGustaf RetziusMagnus Gustaf Retzius was a Swedish physician and anatomist who dedicated a large part of his life to researching the histology of the sense organs and nervous system.-Biography:...
, 1901–19 - Adolf NoreenAdolf NoreenAdolf Gotthard Noreen was a Swedish linguist who served as a member of the Swedish Academy from 1919 until his death.-Biography:...
, 1919–25 - Bo BergmanBo BergmanBo Bergman was a Swedish writer, literary critic and member of the Swedish Academy, sitting in Seat 12 from 1925 until his death...
, 1925–67 - Sten LindrothSten LindrothSten Hjalmar Lindroth was a Swedish historian of learning and science.Lindroth was born in the university town of Lund in Southern Sweden, but grew up and went to school in Gothenburg after his father Hjalmar Lindroth had been appointed to the Chair of Nordic languages at Gothenburg University...
, 1968–80 - Werner AspenströmWerner AspenströmKarl Werner Aspenström was a Swedish poet.Born at Norrbärke, he was a member of the Swedish Academy, where he held Seat 12 from 1981 to 1997....
, 1981–97 - Per WästbergPer WästbergPer Wästberg is a Swedish writer and a member of the Swedish Academy since 1997.Wästberg was born in Stockholm, son of Erik Wästberg and his wife Greta née Hirsch, and holds a degree in literature from Uppsala University...
, 1997–
Seat 13
- Gustaf Fredrik GyllenborgGustaf Fredrik GyllenborgCount Gustaf Fredrik Gyllenborg was a Swedish writer. Gustaf Fredrik Gyllenborg was born in Suinstad, Östergötland and died in Stockholm....
, 1786–1808 - Frans Michael FranzénFrans Michael FranzénFrans Michael Franzén was a Swedish and Finnish poet.-Biography:Franzén was born in Oulu , Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland, which at the time was an integral part of Sweden. At thirteen he entered the Royal Academy of Turku, where he attended the lectures of Henrik Gabriel Porthan , a pioneer in...
, 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 VallquistGunnel VallquistGunnel Vallquist is a Swedish writer and translator. Born in Stockholm, Vallquist was elected member of the Swedish Academy in 1982. Gunnel Vallquist is of the Catholic Church and has written several essays on Catholic religion of our time, among them reports from the Second Vatican Council...
, 1982–
Seat 14
- Gustaf Mauritz ArmfeltGustaf Mauritz ArmfeltCount Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt was a Finnish and Swedish courtier and diplomat. In Finland, he is considered one of the great Finnish statesmen. Born in Tarvasjoki, Finland, he was the great grandson of Charles XII of Sweden's general, Carl Gustaf Armfeldt...
, 1786–1794 (excluded) - Malte Ramel, 1797–1824
- Erik Gustaf GeijerErik Gustaf GeijerErik Gustaf Geijer was a Swedish writer, historian, poet, philosopher, and composer. His writings served to promote Swedish National Romanticism. He also was an influential advocate of Liberalism.-Biography:...
, 1824–47 - Elias Fries, 1847–78
- Carl Rupert Nyblom, 1879–1907
- Per HallströmPer HallströmPer Hallström was a Swedish author, short-story writer, dramatist, poet and member of the Swedish Academy. He joined the academy in 1908, and served as its Permanent Secretary from 1931 to 1941. Before devoting himself to writing, Hallström worked in London and Chicago as a chemist...
, 1908–60, permanent secretary 1931–41 - Ragnar JosephsonRagnar JosephsonRagnar Josephson was a Swedish art historian and writer.Josephson was professor of art history at Lund University 1929-1957 and founder of the Archive for Decorative Art there...
, 1960–66 - Lars GyllenstenLars GyllenstenLars Johan Wictor Gyllensten was a Swedish author and physician, and a member of the Swedish Academy, which has the aim of furthering the "purity, vigour and majesty" of the Swedish language and selects the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature each year.Gyllensten was born and grew up in a...
, 1966–2006, permanent secretary 1977–86 - Kristina LugnKristina LugnGunhild Bricken Kristina Lugn is a Swedish poet and dramatist and member of the Swedish Academy. She was born in Tierp, Uppland and was raised in Skövde, Västergötland, and after finishing her academic education she has devoted her time to poetry, as literary critic and a playwright. Since 1972...
, 2006–
Seat 15
- Carl Gustaf NordinCarl Gustaf NordinCarl Gustaf Nordin was a Swedish statesman, historian and ecclesiastic.-Early life:...
, 1786–1812 - Carl Birger Rutström, 1812–26
- Johan David Valerius, 1826–52
- Christofer Rutger Ludvig ManderströmChristofer Rutger Ludvig ManderströmChristofer Rutger Ludvig Manderström was the Swedish - Norwegian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs between 1858-1868.He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1848, and of the Swedish Academy in 1852....
, 1852–1873, permanent secretary 1869–1872 - Anton Niklas SundbergAnton Niklas SundbergAnton Niklas Sundberg was archbishop of Uppsala 1870–1900.He acquired a philosophy doctor's degree in Uppsala, became dean and was ordained a clergyman, and then undertook travel through Europe in 1849-50...
, 1874–1900 - Gottfrid Billing, 1900–25
- Hans LarssonHans LarssonHans Larsson was a Swedish Professor of Philosophy at Lund University, Sweden and a Member of the Swedish Academy , chair no. 15. He was known in Sweden as Kloke-Hans .Prof. Larsson was a humanist and an author...
, 1925–44 - Elin WägnerElin WägnerElin Matilda Elisabet Wägner was a Swedish writer, journalist, feminist, teacher, ecologist and pacifist. She was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1944.- Biography :...
, 1944–49 - Harry MartinsonHarry MartinsonHarry Martinson was a Swedish sailor, author and poet. In 1949 he was elected into the Swedish Academy. He was awarded a joint Nobel Prize in Literature in 1974 together with fellow Swede Eyvind Johnson. The choice for Eyvind Johnson and Harry Martinson was very controversial as both were on the...
, 1949–78 - Kerstin EkmanKerstin EkmanKerstin Lillemor Ekman is a Swedish novelist.Kerstin Ekman wrote a string of successful detective novels but later went on to psychological and social themes...
, 1978–
Seat 16
- Carl Gustaf af Leopold, 1786–1829
- Samuel Grubbe, 1830–53
- Israel Hwasser, 1854–60
- Carl Vilhelm August Strandberg, 1862–77
- Viktor RydbergViktor RydbergAbraham Viktor Rydberg was a Swedish writer and a member of the Swedish Academy, 1877-1895...
, 1877–95 - Waldemar Rudin, 1896–1921
- Nathan SöderblomNathan SöderblomLars Olof Jonathan Söderblom was a Swedish clergyman, Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden, and recipient of the 1930 Nobel Peace Prize...
, 1921–31 - Tor AndræTor AndræTor Julius Efraim Andræ was a Swedish scholar of comparative religion and bishop of Linköping from 1936....
, 1932–47 - Elias WessénElias WessénElias Wessén was a prominent Swedish linguist and a professor of Scandinavian languages at Stockholm University . In 1947, he was honoured with one of the 18 seats at the Swedish Academy .His earliest work concerned morphological problems in the Germanic languages, Onomasiology and Norse mythology...
, 1947–81 - Kjell EspmarkKjell EspmarkProfessor Kjell Erik Espmark , is a writer, literary historian, member of the Swedish Academy and Professor of the History of Literature at Stockholm University. He was elected to the Swedish Academy on 5 March 1981 and admitted on 20 December 1981. Kjell Espmark succeeded the linguist Elias Wessén...
, 1981–
Seat 17
- Johan Murberg, 1787–1805
- Gustaf Mauritz ArmfeltGustaf Mauritz ArmfeltCount Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt was a Finnish and Swedish courtier and diplomat. In Finland, he is considered one of the great Finnish statesmen. Born in Tarvasjoki, Finland, he was the great grandson of Charles XII of Sweden's general, Carl Gustaf Armfeldt...
, 1805–1811 (excluded) - Gustaf af WetterstedtGustaf af WetterstedtCount Gustaf af Wetterstedt was a Swedish statesman. He served as the Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1824 to 1837. In 1811 he was elected into the Swedish Academy, and later he also became a member of the Royal Swedish Academies of Agriculture, Music and Sciences...
, 1811–37 - Anders Magnus Strinnholm, 1837–62
- Louis Gerhard De GeerLouis Gerhard De GeerBaron Louis Gerhard De Geer of Finspång was a Swedish statesman and writer.De Geer was born at Finspång manor. He was a lawyer, and in 1855 became president of the Göta Hovrätt, or lord justice for the appellate court of Götaland. From 7 April 1858 to 3 June 1870 he was Prime Minister of Justice...
, 1862–96 - Pehr Jacob von Ehrenheim, 1897–1918
- Hjalmar HammarskjöldHjalmar HammarskjöldKnut Hjalmar Leonard Hammarskjöld was a Swedish politician, scholar, cabinet minister, Member of Parliament from 1923 to 1938 , and Prime Minister of Sweden from 1914 to 1917....
, 1918–53 - Dag HammarskjöldDag HammarskjöldDag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld was a Swedish diplomat, economist, and author. An early Secretary-General of the United Nations, he served from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in September 1961. He is the only person to have been awarded a posthumous Nobel Peace Prize. Hammarskjöld...
, 1954–61 - Erik LindegrenErik LindegrenJ. Erik Lindegren was a Swedish author, poet, critical writer and member of the Swedish Academy . Grandson of composer Johan Lindegren....
, 1962–68 - Johannes EdfeltJohannes EdfeltBo Johannes Edfelt , was a Swedish writer, poet, translator and literary critic.A native of Tibro, Edfelt was elected to be a member of the Swedish Academy in 1969, occupying seat No. 17...
, 1969–97 - Horace EngdahlHorace EngdahlHorace Oscar Axel Engdahl is a Swedish literary historian and critic, and has been a member of the Swedish Academy since 1997. He was the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, i.e. its spokesman, from 1999 to June 2009, when he was succeeded by historian Peter Englund.-Biography:Engdahl was...
, 1997–, permanent secretary 1999–2009
Seat 18
- Nils Lorens SjöbergNils Lorens SjöbergNils Lorens Sjöberg was a Swedish officer and poet. He was the first holder of seat 18 at the Swedish Academy from 1787 to 1822....
, 1787–1822 - Anders Fredrik SkjöldebrandAnders Fredrik SkjöldebrandAnders Fredrik Skjöldebrand was a Swedish count, lord of the realm, general, statesman and minister from the Skjöldebrand dynasty...
, 1822–34 - Pehr Henrik LingPehr Henrik LingPer Henrik Ling was a Swedish physical therapist, developer and teacher of medical-gymnastics.-Early life:...
, 1835–39 - Per Daniel Amadeus AtterbomPer Daniel Amadeus AtterbomPer Daniel Amadeus Atterbom was a Swedish romantic poet, and a member of the Swedish Academy....
, 1839–55 - Johan Henrik Thomander, 1855–65
- Gustaf LjunggrenGustaf LjunggrenGustaf Håkan Jordan Ljunggren , Swedish man of letters, was born at Lund, the son of a clergyman. He was educated at Lund University, where he was professor of German , of aesthetics and rector...
, 1865–1905 - Vitalis Norström, 1907–16
- Oscar MonteliusOscar MonteliusOscar Montelius was a Swedish archaeologist who refined the concept of seriation, a relative chronological dating method...
, 1917–21 - Albert EngströmAlbert EngströmAlbert Laurentius Johannes Engström was a Swedish artist, author and member of the Swedish Academy from 1922. He was born in Lönneberga, Kalmar County , but spent most of his childhood in Hult where his father was the railroad stationmaster...
, 1922–40 - Gunnar Mascoll Silfverstolpe, 1941–42
- Gustaf Hellström, 1942–53
- Bertil MalmbergBertil MalmbergBertil Frans Harald Malmberg was a Swedish author, poet, and actor. He was born in Härnösand to Teodor Malmberg and Hanna Roman...
, 1953–58 - Gunnar EkelöfGunnar EkelöfGunnar Ekelöf was a Swedish poet and writer. He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1958. He was also awarded an honorary doctorate in philosophy by Uppsala University in 1958...
, 1958–68 - Artur LundkvistArtur LundkvistArtur Lundkvist was a Swedish writer, poet and literary critic. He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1968....
, 1968–91 - Katarina FrostensonKatarina FrostensonKatarina Frostenson is a Swedish poet and writer. She was elected a member of the Swedish Academy in 1992. In 2003, Frostenson was made a Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur in recognition of her services to literature....
, 1992–
External links
- Members of the Swedish Academy at Projekt Runeberg – in Swedish