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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences or Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien ("KVA") is one of the Royal Academies
Swedish Royal Academies

The Royal Academies are independent organisations, founded on Swedish monarch command, that act to promote the arts, culture, and science in Sweden....
 of Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences or Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien ("KVA") is one of the Royal Academies
Swedish Royal Academies

The Royal Academies are independent organisations, founded on Swedish monarch command, that act to promote the arts, culture, and science in Sweden....
 of Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
. The Academy is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization which acts to promote the sciences, primarily the natural science
Natural science

In science, the term natural science refers to a methodological naturalism approach to the study of the universe, which is understood as obeying rules or law of nature origin....
s and mathematics
Mathematics

Mathematics is the study of quantity, structure, space, change, and related topics of pattern and form. Mathematicians seek out patterns whether found in numbers, space, natural science, computers, imaginary abstractions, or elsewhere....
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The Academy was founded in 1739 by naturalist Carl Linnaeus, mercantilist Jonas Alströmer
Jonas Alströmer

Jonas Alstr?mer was a pioneer of agriculture and industry in Sweden.Born Jonas Alstr?m in the town of Alings?s in V?sterg?tland, in 1707 he became a clerk for Stockholm merchant Alberg in London....
, mechanical engineer Mårten Triewald, and politician Anders Johan von Höpken
Anders Johan von Höpken

Count Anders Johan von H?pken , Sweden statesman, was the son of Daniel Niklas von H?pken, one of Arvid Horn's most determined opponents and a founder of the Hats ....
. It was modeled after the Royal Society of London and Academie Royale des Sciences in Paris, France.

Committees of the Academy act as selection boards for international prizes:
  • Nobel Prize
    Nobel Prize

    The Nobel Prize , established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Literature, and Nobel Peace Prize in 1901....
    s in Physics
    Nobel Prize in Physics

    The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895 and awarded since 1901; the others are the Nobel Prize in chemistry, Nobel Prize in literature, Nobel Peace Prize, and Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine....
     and Chemistry
    Nobel Prize in Chemistry

    The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Peace Pri...
  • Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (also known as the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics)
  • Crafoord Prize
    Crafoord Prize

    The annual Crafoord Prize is a science prize established in 1980 by Holger Crafoord, a Swedish industrialist, and his wife Anna-Greta Crafoord....
    s in astronomy
    Astronomy

    Astronomy is the science of Astronomical object and Phenomenon that originate outside the Earth's atmosphere . It is concerned with the evolution, physics, chemistry, meteorology, and motion of celestial objects, as well as the physical cosmology....
     and mathematics
    Mathematics

    Mathematics is the study of quantity, structure, space, change, and related topics of pattern and form. Mathematicians seek out patterns whether found in numbers, space, natural science, computers, imaginary abstractions, or elsewhere....
    , geosciences, bioscience
    BioScience

    BioScience is the flagship publication of the American Institute of Biological Sciences . It is a peer-reviewed, heavily cited, monthly science journal with content written and edited for accessibility to researchers, educators, and students alike....
    s (with an emphasis on ecology
    Ecology

    Ecology is the science study of the distribution and Abundance of life and the interactions between organisms and their nature environment ....
    ), and polyarthritis
    Polyarthritis

    Polyarthritis is any type of arthritis which involves five or more joints — an inflammation of two, three or four joints is an oligoarthritis....
     (rheumatoid arthritis)
  • Rolf Schock Prizes in logic
    Logic

    Logic is the study of the principles of valid demonstration and inference. Logic is a branch of philosophy, a part of the classical Trivium . The word derives from Greek language ?????? , fem....
     and philosophy
    Philosophy

    Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, truth, beauty, justice, validity, mind, and language....
  • Gregori Aminoff Prize
    Gregori Aminoff Prize

    The Gregori Aminoff Prize is an international prize awarded since 1979 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in the field of crystallography, rewarding "a documented, individual contribution in the field of crystallography, including areas concerned with the dynamics of the formation and dissolution of crystal structures....
     in crystallography
    Crystallography

    Crystallography is the experimental science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids. In older usage, it is the scientific study of crystals....
  • Oskar Klein medal
    Oskar Klein Memorial Lecture

    The Oskar Klein Memorial Lecture at Stockholm University, dedicated to the memory of the Sweden physicist Oskar Klein , is held annually since 1988 by a prominent physicist, who also receives the Oskar Klein Medal....
and national prizes:
  • Göran Gustafsson Prizes for research in the natural sciences and medicine
    Medicine

    Medicine is the art and science of healing. It encompasses a range of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
  • Söderberg Prize in economics
    Economics

    File:Ballard Farmers' Market - vegetables.jpgEconomics is the Social sciences that studies the Production theory basics, Distribution , and Consumption of Good and Service ....
     or jurisprudence
    Jurisprudence

    Jurisprudence is the theory and philosophy of law. Scholars of jurisprudence, or legal philosophers, hope to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature of law, of legal reasoning, legal systems and of legal institutions....
  • Tage Erlander Prize in physics
    Physics

    Physics is the natural science which examines basic concepts such as energy, force, and spacetime and all that derives from these, such as mass, charge, matter and its Motion ....
    , chemistry
    Chemistry

    Chemistry is the science concerned with the composition, structure, and properties of matter, as well as the changes it undergoes during chemical reactions....
    , technology
    Technology

    Technology is a broad concept that deals with an animal species' usage and knowledge of tools and crafts, and how it affects an animal species' ability to control and adapt to its Natural environment....
    , and biology
    Biology

    Biology is a branch of the natural sciences concerned with the study of living organisms and their interaction with each other and their environment ....
  • Ingvar Lindqvist Prizes for teachers in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics.


See also

  • List of Swedish scientists
    List of Swedish scientists

    Chemistry *Johan August Arfwedson, , chemist*Svante Arrhenius, , chemist and physicist*J?ns Jakob Berzelius, , chemist*Lars Ernster, , biochemistry, member of the Board of the Nobel Foundation...


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