Litteris and Artibus
Litteris et Artibus (German: "for science and art") is a Swedish royal medal . It is the highest Swedish award in the field of art and literature. This medal honors people who have made important contributions in the cultural field, especially in the fields of music, drama and literature. The holders of the medal do not have to be Swedish citizens.
Emergence
The medal was awarded in 1853 by the then Swedish Crown Prince Karl Ludvig Eugen Bernadotte , who later became King Karl XV. donated by Sweden . He was inspired by the comparable medal Ingenio et arti , which was donated by the Danish King Christian VIII in 1841 . Litteris et Artibus was first awarded in 1860 .
Material and appearance
The Litteris et Artibus medal consists of silver on the inside and gold plated on the outside . At the top of the medal sits a gold crown. The medal can be worn on clothing on an accompanying blue ribbon.
The reigning Swedish king is depicted on the front of the medal, whose name is listed in the upper half of the medal. On the reverse, the Latin words "Litteris et Artibus" engraved in the middle are framed by an open laurel wreath.
Award
The medal Litteris et Artibus by the Swedish King Carl Gustav place twice a year at Karlstag (January 28) and at Gustavstag (June 6.) in Stockholm. The determination of these two days is directly related to the first names of the reigning king.
Medal holder
While it is mostly actors, writers, singers and composers who receive the award today, people with outstanding technical and artistic skills were also initially honored with the royal medal. The first recipients of the medal were the pastry chef Carl Anders Rohdin (1860), the coin and medal engraver Lea Ahlborn (1863) and the German-born master bookbinder Franz Beck (1882). Also the American figure skater Jackson Haines , the founder of modern figure skating, who killed the Swedish King Karl XV. with his performance in Stockholm, was one of the first recipients of the Litteris et Artibus medal in 1867 .
List of carriers of the Litteris et Artibus (with articles in the German Wikipedia)
21st century
- 2020 - Lisa Larsson , Gunilla Röör
- 2019 - Gunilla Bergström , Katarina Ewerlöf
- 2018 - Helen Sjöholm , Dan-Olof Stenlund , Iréne Theorin
- 2017 - Ann Hallenberg , Rolf Lassgård
- 2016 - Elin Rombo , Nils Landgren , Kerstin Avemo , Lars Lerin
- 2015 - Rigmor Gustafsson , Livia Millhagen , Ann Petrén , Jan Allan , Katarina Karnéus
- 2014 - Tomas von Brömssen , Pontus Gustafsson
- 2013 - Sven Wollter
- 2012 - Martin Fröst , Stefan Parkman , Claes Eriksson
- 2011 - Malena Ernman , Peter Mattei , Marie Richardson , Lena Willemark
- 2010 - Bodil Malmsten , Malin Hartelius , Helena Bergström , Gunilla Nyroos
- 2009 - Roy Andersson , Björn Gustafson
- 2008 - Lars Norén , Nina Stemme
- 2007 - Carola Häggkvist , Göran Söllscher , Katarina Frostenson , Viveca Lärn
- 2006 - Henning Mankell , Bobo Stenson , Lars Gustafsson , Nils Lindberg , Inger Sandberg , Lasse Sandberg
- 2005 - Eva Ström , Gunnel Vallquist , Jan Troell , Per Wästberg , Peter Jablonski , Putte Wickman
- 2004 - Birgitta Potsig , Christian Lindberg , Hillevi Martinpelto , Knut Ahnlund , Lena Nyman , Bengt Emil Johnson
- 2003 - Marie Fredriksson , Håkan Hardenberger , Karin Rehnqvist , Kristina Lugn , Lars Amble , Leif Zern
- 2002 - Arne Domnérus , Lena Endre , Pernilla August , Sven-Bertil Taube , Torgny Lindgren , Elsie Johansson , Jan Sandström
- 2001 - Kim Anderzon , Majgull Axelsson , Mats Ek , Staffan Valdemar Holm
20th century
- 2000 - Björn Granath , Krister Henriksson , Maria Gripe , Per Olov Enquist , Sigrid Kahle
- 1999 - Björn Ulvaeus , Agneta Pleijel , Anne Sofie von Otter , Lennart Hellsing , Marie Göranzon , Stina Ekblad , Willy Kyrklund
- 1998 - Kerstin Ekman , Gerda Antti , Gustaf Sjökvist , Georg Riedel
- 1997 - Bo Widerberg , Göran Tunström , Sara Lidman
- 1996 - Esa-Pekka Salonen , PC Jersild , Per Anders Fogelström
- 1995 - Daniel Börtz , Lennart Hjulström , Gunnar Brusewitz
- 1994 - Sven-David Sandström
- 1993 - Gösta Winbergh , Håkan Hagegård , Lars Forssell , Bedřich Janáček
- 1992 - Börje Ahlstedt , Harriet Andersson , Tomas Tranströmer
- 1990 - Sven Delblanc , Arnold Östman
- 1989 - Bibi Andersson , Frans Helmerson , Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
- 1988 - Gunnel Lindblom
- 1987 - Nils Poppe , Gunnar Bucht , Artur Lundkvist
- 1986 - Bengt Hambraeus , Jan Malmsjö , Sif Ruud
- 1982 - Götz Friedrich , Ernst-Hugo Järegård , Sigge Fürst , Jarl Kulle
- 1981 - Days Danielsson , Hans Alfredson , Allan Edwall
- 1980 - Erik Bruhn , Sven-Erik Bäck , Ralph Erskine
- 1979 - Anders Ek , Gunn Wållgren , Anita Björk , Herbert Blomstedt , Ingvar Lidholm , Erland von Koch
- 1978 - Povel Ramel , Gunnar de Frumerie , Dag Wirén , Käbi Laretei , Ingvar Wixell , Max von Sydow
- 1977 - Birgit Cullberg , Lars-Erik Larsson , Hans Leygraf , Allan Pettersson , Bengt Hallberg , Alf Henrikson
- 1975 - Margaretha Krook , Astrid Lindgren , Erik Saedén
- 1973 - Erland Josephson
- 1969 - Eric Ericson , Elisabeth Söderström
- 1968 - Nicolai Gedda
- 1960 - Birgit Nilsson
- 1957 - Svanholm set
- 1952 - Marian Anderson
- 1937 - Greta Garbo
- 1933 - Johannes Rudbeck
- 1927 - Ruben Liljefors
- 1926 - Carl Malmsten
- 1921 - Adam Lewenhaupt
- 1920 - Wilhelm Kempff
- 1919 - Wilhelmina von Hallwyl
- 1916 - Hugo Alfvén , Carl Boberg
- 1914 - Alice Tegnér
- 1907 - Armas Järnefelt
- 1906 - Hilda Borgström
- 1902 - Ambrosia Tønnesen
19th century
- 1900 - Adelina Patti
- 1891 - Agi Lindegren
- 1877 - Ernst Kaps
- 1876 - Gabriel Anrep
- 1874 - Béla Kéler
- 1871 - Henriette Nissen-Saloman
- 1868 - August Melcher Myrberg
- 1867 - Jackson Haines
- 1863 - Lea Ahlborn
- 1860 - Carl Anders Rohdin
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d The medal on the homepage of the Swedish royal family ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , kungahuset.se, accessed October 17, 2016 (Swedish), with photos of the medal.
- ^ Biography of Franz Beck in the Swedish personal history lexicon "Svenskt biografiskt lexikon", riksarkivet.se, accessed on December 30, 2016. (Swedish)
- ↑ a b Sök ordens- och medaljförläningar. Royal House of Sweden, accessed September 29, 2019 (Swedish, database with the names of the owners of Litteris et Artibus since 1945).
- ↑ People: In Council of State King Gustaf of Sweden decorated Cinemactress Greta Garbo with the nation's gold medal litteris et artibus, highest Swedish award for artistic achievement. Time , January 11, 1937, time.com, accessed October 17, 2016.