The Royal Academies are independent organizations, founded on
Royal
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command, that act to promote the
arts
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,
culture
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, and
science
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Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence for ...
in
Sweden
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. The
Swedish Academy
The Swedish Academy ( sv, Svenska Akademien), founded in 1786 by King Gustav III of Sweden, Gustav III, is one of the Swedish Royal Academies, Royal Academies of Sweden. Its 18 members, who are elected for life, comprise the highest Swedish lang ...
and
Academy of Sciences
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are also responsible for the selection of
Nobel Prize
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laureates in
Literature
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,
Physics
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,
Chemistry
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, and the
Prize in Economic Sciences. Also included in the Royal Academies are scientific societies that were granted
Royal Charter
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s.
Arts and culture
*
Swedish Academy
The Swedish Academy ( sv, Svenska Akademien), founded in 1786 by King Gustav III of Sweden, Gustav III, is one of the Swedish Royal Academies, Royal Academies of Sweden. Its 18 members, who are elected for life, comprise the highest Swedish lang ...
(''Svenska Akademien''), 1786
*
Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts
The Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts ( sv, Kungliga Akademien för de fria konsterna), commonly called the Royal Academy, is located in Stockholm, Sweden. An independent organization that promotes the development of painting, sculpture, architec ...
(''Kungl. Akademien för de Fria konsterna''), 1773
*
Royal Swedish Academy of Music
The Royal Swedish Academy of Music ( sv, Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien), founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. At the time of its foundation, only one of its co-founder was a professional musician, Ferdin ...
(''Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien''), 1771
*
Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities (''Kungl. Vitterhets-, Historie- och Antikvitetsakademien''), 1753
Sciences
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Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ( sv, Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien) is one of the Swedish Royal Academies, royal academies of Sweden. Founded on 2 June 1739, it is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization that takes special ...
(''Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien''), 1739
*
Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences or ''Kungliga Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien'' (IVA), founded on 24 October 1919 by King Gustaf V, is one of the royal academies in Sweden. The academy is an independent organisation, which promo ...
(''Kungl. Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien''), 1919
*
Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry
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(''Kungl. Skogs- och Lantbruksakademien''), 1813
Military
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Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences The Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences ( sv, Kungliga Krigsvetenskapsakademien) is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden and was founded on 12 November 1796 by Gustaf Wilhelm af Tibell. The academy is an independent organization and a forum for m ...
(''Kungl. Krigsvetenskapsakademien''), 1796
*
Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences
The Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences ( sv, Kungliga Örlogsmannasällskapet, KÖMS), founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. The Society is an independent organization and a forum for navy and defence i ...
(''Kungl. Örlogsmannasällskapet''), 1771
Societies with a royal charter
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Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala
The Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala ( sv, Kungliga Vetenskaps-Societeten i Uppsala), is the oldest of the royal academies in Sweden, having been founded in 1710. The society has, by royal decree of 1906, 50 Swedish fellows and 100 foreign. ...
(''Kungl. Vetenskapssocieteten i Uppsala''), 1710
*
Royal Physiographic Society in Lund The Royal Physiographic Society in Lund ( sv, Kungliga Fysiografiska Sällskapet i Lund), is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. It was founded in Lund, on December 2, 1772, and received a Royal Charter by Gustav III, on March 6, 1778. (''Kungl. Fysiografiska Sällskapet i Lund''), 1772
*
Royal Society of Sciences and Letters in Gothenburg The Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg ( sv, Kungliga Vetenskaps- och Vitterhets-Samhället i Göteborg, abbreviated KVVS and often known simply as ''Samhället'') is a Swedish Royal Academy. Its predecessor was founded in Gothenburg ...
(''Kungl. Vetenskaps- och Vitterhetssamhället i Göteborg''), 1759
*
Royal Society of the Humanities at Uppsala
The Royal Society of the Humanities at Uppsala ( sv, Kungl. Humanistiska Vetenskaps-Samfundet i Uppsala) is a Swedish Royal academy for the study of the humanities.
Founding
The society was founded in 1889 by a donation from tannery factory owner ...
(''Kungl. Humanistiska Vetenskaps-Samfundet i Uppsala''), 1889
*
Royal Society of the Humanities in Lund
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* A member of a royal family
Places United States
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(''Kungl. Humanistiska Vetenskapssamfundet i Lund''), 1918
*
Royal Gustavus Adolphus Academy
The Royal Gustavus Adolphus Academy ( sv, Kungliga Gustav Adolfs Akademien) in Uppsala is one of 18 Swedish royal academies and dedicated to the study of Swedish folklore. The name is often expanded to ("...for Swedish Folk Culture").
The Academ ...
in
Uppsala
Uppsala (, or all ending in , ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the county seat of Uppsala County and the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inha ...
(''Kungl. Gustav Adolfs Akademien''), 1932
*
Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Uppsala
The Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Uppsala ( sv, Kungliga Vetenskapssamhället i Uppsala), is a Swedish royal academy in Uppsala
Uppsala (, or all ending in , ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the county seat of Uppsala County and th ...
(''Kungl. Vetenskapssamhället i Uppsala''), 1954
*
Royal Skyttean Society
The Royal Skyttean Society () is a scholarly and scientific academy with its seat in the northern Swedish university town of Umeå. It is one of the 18 Royal Academies in Sweden and was founded on 29 April 1956, taking its name from the 17th centu ...
in
Umeå
Umeå ( , , , locally ; South Westrobothnian: ;). fi, Uumaja; sju, Ubmeje; sma, Upmeje; se, Ubmi) is a city in northeast Sweden. It is the seat of Umeå Municipality and the capital of Västerbotten County.
Situated on the Ume River, Umeà ...
(''Kungl. Skytteanska Samfundet''), 1956
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