Swedish Academy

Swedish Academy

The Swedish Academy (Swedish: Svenska Akademien), founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. Its 18 members, who are elected for life, comprise the highest Swedish language authority. Outside Scandinavia, it is best known as the body that chooses the laureates for the annual Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded in memory of the donor Alfred Nobel.

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enThe headquarters
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enThe Swedish Academy (Swedish: Svenska Akademien), founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. Its 18 members, who are elected for life, comprise the highest Swedish language authority. Outside Scandinavia, it is best known as the body that chooses the laureates for the annual Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded in memory of the donor Alfred Nobel.
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Anders Olsson at Göteborg Book Fair 2018.jpg
Anders Österling 1962.jpg
AnneSward1.jpg
Åsa Wikforss Gothenburg City Theatre 20190219.jpg
Backåkra.jpg
Bernhard von Beskow 1830.jpg
Bo Ralph.jpg
Carl David af Wirsén med signatur.jpg
Carl Gustaf Strandberg.png
Den finska forfattaren Tua Forsstrom. Tua vann Nordiska radets litteraturpris 1998. Bokmassan i Goteborg 2011.jpg
Elisabeth Warling-Hans Olof Hildebrand.jpg
Ellen Mattson 01.jpg
Erik Axel Karlfeldt 1931.jpg
Frans Michael Franzén porträtterad 1823 av Johan Gustaf Sandberg.jpg
Gierow, Karl Ragnar i VJ 1943.jpg
Henning Hamilton.jpg
Horace Engdahl-press conference Dec 06th, 2008-2.jpg
Horace Engdahl-press conference Dec 06th, 2008-3.jpg
Ingrid Carlberg, författare.jpg
Jesper2 (cropped).jpg
Jila Mossaed.jpg
Johan Erik Rydqvist.jpg
Lars Gyllensten.jpg
Mats Malm.jpg
Nils von Rosenstein.jpg
Per Hallström.jpg
Per Wästberg 2011.jpg
Peter Englund SA 2013.jpg
Sara Danius in 2015-4.jpg
Steve Sem-Sandberg in Oct, 2014.jpg
Sture Allén, Bokmässan 2013 3 (crop).jpg
Svenska-Akademien.jpg
Swedish Academy.svg
Swedish archaeologist Bror Emil Hildebrand.jpg
Tomas Riad at Göteborg Book Fair 2013 01.jpg
Formation
20 March 1786
Founding date
20 March 1786
Geometry
POINT(18.070554733276 59.32527923584)
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enThe Swedish Academy (Swedish: Svenska Akademien), founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. Its 18 members, who are elected for life, comprise the highest Swedish language authority. Outside Scandinavia, it is best known as the body that chooses the laureates for the annual Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded in memory of the donor Alfred Nobel.
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Headquarter
Stockholm
Stockholm Stock Exchange Building
Headquarters
Stockholm
Stockholm Stock Exchange Building
Homepage
www.svenskaakademien.se/en%7Csvenskaakademien.se
Hypernym
Academies
Is primary topic of
Swedish Academy
Label
enSwedish Academy
Latitude
59.33
LeaderFunction
Swedish Academy PersonFunction 1
LeaderName
Mats Malm
LeaderTitle
enPermanent secretary
Link from a Wikipage to an external page
www.svenskaakademien.se/en
www.svenskaakademien.se/en%7Csvenskaakademien.se
web.archive.org/web/20170714095404/http:/www.svenskaakademien.se/akademiens-priser/fullstandig-forteckning-over-akademiens-priser
www.svenskaakademien.se/
g3.spraakdata.gu.se/saob
www.svenskaakademien.se/svenska-spraket/svenska-akademiens-ordlista-saol/saol-13-pa-natet
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Académie française
Alfred Nobel
Anders Olsson (writer)
Anders Österling
Anne Swärd
Åsa Wikforss
Astrid Lindgren
Backåkra
Bellman Prize
Bernhard von Beskow
Bo Ralph
Bror Emil Hildebrand
Carl David af Wirsén
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
Category:1786 establishments in Sweden
Category:Organizations established in 1786
Category:Swedish Academy
Dag Hammarskjöld
Dictionary
Dobloug Prize
Elfriede Jelinek
Ellen Mattson
Eric M. Runesson
Erik Axel Karlfeldt
Evert Taube
File:Anders Olsson at Göteborg Book Fair 2018.jpg
File:Anders Österling 1962.jpg
File:AnneSward1.jpg
File:Åsa Wikforss Gothenburg City Theatre 20190219.jpg
File:Backåkra.jpg
File:Bernhard von Beskow 1830.jpg
File:Bo Ralph.jpg
File:Carl David af Wirsén med signatur.jpg
File:Carl Gustaf Strandberg.png
File:Den finska forfattaren Tua Forsstrom. Tua vann Nordiska radets litteraturpris 1998. Bokmassan i Goteborg 2011.jpg
File:Elisabeth Warling-Hans Olof Hildebrand.jpg
File:Ellen Mattson 01.jpg
File:Erik Axel Karlfeldt 1931.jpg
File:Frans Michael Franzén porträtterad 1823 av Johan Gustaf Sandberg.jpg
File:Gierow, Karl Ragnar i VJ 1943.jpg
File:Henning Hamilton.jpg
File:Horace Engdahl-press conference Dec 06th, 2008-2.jpg
File:Horace Engdahl-press conference Dec 06th, 2008-3.jpg
File:Ingrid Carlberg, författare.jpg
File:Jesper2 (cropped).jpg
File:Jila Mossaed.jpg
File:Johan Erik Rydqvist.jpg
File:Lars Gyllensten.jpg
File:Ludvig Manderström, 1806-1873 (Johan Wilhelm Gertner) - Nationalmuseum - 39225.tif
File:Mats Malm.jpg
File:Nils von Rosenstein.jpg
File:Per Hallström.jpg
File:Per Wästberg 2011.jpg
File:Peter Englund SA 2013.jpg
File:Sara Danius in 2015-4.jpg
File:Steve Sem-Sandberg in Oct, 2014.jpg
File:Sture Allén, Bokmässan 2013 3 (crop).jpg
File:Swedish Academy.svg
File:Swedish archaeologist Bror Emil Hildebrand.jpg
File:Tomas Riad at Göteborg Book Fair 2013 01.JPG
Financial crime
Financial statement
Frans Michael Franzén
Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt
Gustav III of Sweden
Hans Hildebrand
Henning Hamilton
Herbert Tingsten
Horace Engdahl
Ingrid Carlberg
Jean-Claude Arnault
Jesper Svenbro
Jila Mossaed
Johan Erik Rydqvist
Karl Ragnar Gierow
Katarina Frostenson
Kerstin Ekman
King of Sweden
Kjell Espmark
Klas Östergren
Knut Ahnlund
Lars Gyllensten
List of language regulators
List of members of the Swedish Academy
Lotta Lotass
Ludvig Manderström
Mats Malm
Nils von Rosenstein
Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize in Literature
Oxford English Dictionary
Per Hallström
Per Wästberg
Peter Englund
Salman Rushdie
Sara Danius
Sara Stridsberg
Selma Lagerlöf
Spelling
Steve Sem-Sandberg
Stockholm
Stockholm Stock Exchange Building
Sture Allén
Svenska Akademiens Ordbok
Svenska Akademiens ordlista
Sweden
Swedish Economic Crime Authority
Swedish krona
Swedish language
Swedish Royal Academies
The Satanic Verses controversy
Tomas Riad
Tove Jansson
Tua Forsström
United Nations
Werner Aspenström
Ystad
Logo
enSwedish Academy.svg
Longitude
18.07
Membership
en18 members
Membership
18
Motto
(Talent and taste)
Motto
Name
enSwedish Academy
Name
enSwedish Academy
NativeName
enSvenska Akademien
NativeNameLang
ensv
OriginalName
enSvenska Akademien
Point
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SameAs
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SameAs
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SameAs
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Academia Sueca
Academia Sueca
Academia Sueca
Academia Sueca
Academia Sueca
Acadèmia Sueca
Académie suédoise
Accademia svedese
Akademia Szwedzka
Akademi Sweden
Akademi Swedia
İsveç Akademisi
İsveç Akademiyası
m.06q9f
Q207360
Rootsi Akadeemia
Ruotsin akatemia
Schwedische Akademie
Sveda Akademio
Švédská akademie
Švedska akademija
Svenska Akademien
Svenska Akademien
Svenska Akademien
Svenska Akademien
Swadish Academy
Swedish Academy
Swedish Academy
Viện Hàn lâm Thụy Điển
yupq
Zweedse Academie
Σουηδική Ακαδημία
Шведска академия
Шведска академија
Шведская академия
Шведская акадэмія
Шведська академія
Շվեդական ակադեմիա
האקדמיה השוודית
آکادمی سوئد
الأكاديمية السويدية
سویڈش اکیڈمی
سویڈنی اکیڈمی
स्वीडिश अकादमी
সুয়েডীয় একাডেমি
შვედეთის აკადემია
スウェーデン・アカデミー
瑞典学院
스웨덴 아카데미
SeeAlso
List of members of the Swedish Academy
Subject
Category:1786 establishments in Sweden
Category:Organizations established in 1786
Category:Swedish Academy
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Type
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Type
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Website
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