List of members of the Swedish Academy

This list gives an overview of all members of the Swedish Academy . It has a total of 18 chairs, which were originally occupied by 18 members after their nomination until death. An exit has only been possible since 2018.

Chair 1

Johan Olof Wallin (1779–1839), member of the Swedish Academy from 1810.

• 1786–1789 Anders Johan von Höpken
• 1789–1810 Nils Philip Gyldenstolpe
• 1810–1839 Johan Olof Wallin
• 1840–1881 Anders Fryxell
• 1881–1901 Hans Forssell
• 1901–1931 Carl Bildt
• 1931–1945 Birger Wedberg
• 1945–1968 Birger Ekeberg
• 1969–1976 Sture Petrén
• 1977-2008 Sten Rudholm
• 2009–2018 Lotta Lotass (did not participate since 2015)
• since 2018 Eric Runesson

Chair 2

• 1786 Carl Fredrik Scheffer (never sat down)
• 1786–1821 Abraham Niclas Edelcrantz
• 1821–1841 Carl Peter Hagberg
• 1842–1866 Christian Erik Fahlcrantz
• 1866–1901 Gunnar Wennerberg
• 1901–1927 Claes Annerstedt
• 1928–1950 Martin Lamm
• 1950–1974 Ingvar Andersson
• 1975–1999 Torgny T: son Segerstedt
• since 1999 Bo Ralph

Chair 3

• 1786–1794 Olof Celsius the Younger
• 1794–1827 Johan Adam Tingstadius
• 1828–1847 Carl Gustaf von Brinkman
• 1848–1859 Albrecht Elof Ihr (never sat down)
• 1859–1866 Johan Börjesson
• 1866–1877 Hans Magnus Melin
• 1878–1912 Carl Gustaf Malmström
• 1913–1947 Henrik Schück
• 1948–1974 Henrik Samuel Nyberg
• 1974–1980 Carl Ivar Ståhle
• since 1980 Sture Allén (Permanent Secretary 1986–1999)

Chair 4

Johan Henric Kellgren (1751–1795), member of the Swedish Academy from 1786.

• 1786–1795 Johan Henric Kellgren
• 1797–1799 Johan Stenhammar
• 1799-1831 Claes Fleming
• 1831-1859 Carl Adolph Agardh
• 1859–1887 Fredrik Ferdinand Carlson
• 1887–1906 Claes Herman Rundgren
• 1907–1921 Ivar Afzelius
• 1922–1931 Gate Hedberg
• 1932-1970 Sigfrid Siwertz
• 1971–2007 Lars Forssell
• since 2008 Anders Olsson (interim permanent secretary 2018-2019)

Chair 5

Theodor Wisén (1835–1892), member of the Swedish Academy from 1878.

• 1786–1789 Matthias von Hermansson
• 1789–1808 Magnus Lehnberg
• 1809–1819 Jakob Axelsson Lindblom
• 1819–1836 Carl von Rosenstein
• 1837–1848 Jöns Jakob Berzelius
• 1849–1877 Johan Erik Rydqvist
• 1878-1892 Theodor Wisén
• 1892–1924 Knut Fredrik Söderwall
• 1924–1935 Axel Kock
• 1935–1952 Bengt Hesselman
• 1952–1985 Henry Olsson
• 1985-2019 Göran Malmqvist
• vacant

Chair 6

• 1786-1818 Johan Wingård
• 1818–1838 Adolf Göran Mörner
• 1839–1870 Unlike Abraham Grafström
• 1871–1895 Fredrik August Dahlgren
• 1895–1913 Hans Hildebrand
• 1913–1952 Sven Hedin
• 1953–1957 Sten Selander
• 1957–1974 Olle Hedberg
• 1975-1992 Per Olof Sundman
• 1993–2011 Birgitta Defiant
• since 2011 Tomas Riad

Chair 7

Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940), member of the Swedish Academy from 1914

• 1786–1794 Fredrik Axel von Fersen
• 1794–1816 Axel Gabriel Silverstolpe
• 1817–1851 Anders Carlsson af Kullberg
• 1851–1864 Carl August Hagberg
• 1864–1889 Wilhelm Erik Svedelius
• 1889–1900 Nils Fredrik Sander
• 1901–1914 Albert Theodor Gellerstedt
• 1914–1940 Selma Lagerlöf
• 1940–1961 Hjalmar Gullberg
• 1961–1982 Karl Ragnar Gierow (Permanent Secretary 1964–1977)
• 1983–2012 Knut Ahnlund
• 2013–2019 Sara Danius (Permanent Secretary 2015–2018; did not participate since 2018)
• since 2019 Åsa Wikforss

Chair 8

• 1786–1818 Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna
• 1818–1846 Esaias Tegnér
• 1847–1878 Carl Wilhelm Böttiger
• 1879–1912 Carl David af Wirsén (permanent secretary 1884–1912)
• 1912–1940 Verner von Heidenstam
• 1940–1974 Pär Lagerkvist
• 1975-2006 Östen Sjöstrand
• since 2006 Jesper Svenbro

Chair 9

• 1786–1818 Gudmund Jöran Adlerbeth
• 1819–1847 Hans Järta
• 1847-1856 Carl David Skogman
• 1856-1881 Henning Hamilton
• 1882–1928 Esaias Tegnér the Younger
• 1929–1942 Otto von Friesen
• 1942–1955 Einar Löfstedt
• 1955–1990 Ture Johannisson
• 1991-2017 Torgny Lindgren
• 2017–2018 Jayne Svenungsson
• since 2019 Ellen Mattson

Chair 10

• 1786–1790 Anders af Botin
• 1790–1809 Christoffer Bogislaus Zibet
• 1809–1837 Gustaf Lagerbielke
• 1837-1851 Carl Fredrik af Wingård
• 1852–1870 Henrik Reuterdahl
• 1871–1875 Paul Genberg
• 1876–1903 Carl Snoilsky
• 1903–1922 Harald Hjärne
• 1922–1961 Fredrik Böök
• 1962–2002 Erik Lönnroth
• since 2002 Peter Englund (permanent secretary 2009–2015)

Chair 11

Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864–1931), member of the Swedish Academy from 1904

• 1786–1824 Nils von Rosenstein (permanent secretary 1786–1824)
• 1824–1865 Lars Magnus Enberg
• 1866–1884 Bror Emil Hildebrand
• 1885–1904 Clas Theodor Odhner
• 1904–1931 Erik Axel Karlfeldt (permanent secretary 1913–1931)
• 1931–1941 Torsten Fogelqvist
• 1941–1957 Nils Ahnlund
• 1957-1976 Eyvind Johnson
• 1977-2013 Ulf Linde
• 2014–2018 Klas Östergren
• since 2018 Mats Malm (Permanent Secretary since June 1, 2019)

Chair 12

Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832–1901), member of the Swedish Academy from 1893

• 1786–1795 Elis Schröderheim
• 1797-1826 Isac Reinhold Blom
• 1826–1827 Gustaf Fredrik Wirsén
• 1828–1868 Bernhard von Beskow (permanent secretary 1834–1868)
• 1869–1874 Carl Gustaf Strandberg
• 1875-1892 Anders Anderson
• 1893–1901 Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
• 1901–1919 Gustaf Retzius
• 1919–1925 Adolf Noreen
• 1925-1967 Bo Bergman
• 1968–1980 Sten Lindroth
• 1981–1997 Werner Aspenström (has not participated since 1987)
• since 1997 Per Wästberg

Chair 13

• 1786–1808 Gustaf Fredrik Gyllenborg
• 1808–1847 Frans Michael Franzén (permanent secretary 1824–1834)
• 1849–1865 Bernhard Elis Malmström
• 1865–1897 Carl Anders Kullberg
• 1898–1919 Karl Alfred Melin
• 1919–1981 Anders Österling (permanent secretary 1941–1964)
• 1982-2016 Gunnel Vallquist
• 2016–2018 Sara Stridsberg
• since 2019 Anne Swärd

Chair 14

Erik Gustaf Geijer (1783–1847), member of the Swedish Academy from 1824

• 1786–1794 Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (excluded; compare with chair 17)
• 1797-1824 Malte Ramel
• 1824–1847 Erik Gustaf Geijer
• 1847–1878 Elias Fries
• 1879–1907 Carl Rupert Nyblom
• 1908–1960 Per Hallström (permanent secretary 1931–1941)
• 1960–1966 Ragnar Josephson
• 1966–2006 Lars Gyllensten (permanent secretary 1977–1986, has not participated since 1987)
• 2006–2020 Kristina Lugn
• vacant

Chair 15

• 1786–1812 Carl Gustaf Nordin
• 1812–1826 Carl Birger Rutström
• 1826-1852 Johan David Valerius
• 1852–1873 Ludvig Manderström (permanent secretary 1869–1872)
• 1874–1900 Anton Niklas Sundberg
• 1900–1925 Gottfrid Billing
• 1925-1944 Hans Larsson
• 1944–1949 Elin Wägner
• 1949–1978 Harry Martinson
• 1978-2018 Kerstin Ekman (has not participated since 1987)
• since 2018 Jila Mossaed

Chair 16

• 1786–1829 Carl Gustaf af Leopold
• 1830-1853 Samuel Grubbe
• 1854–1860 Israel Hwasser
• 1862–1877 Carl Vilhelm August Strandberg
• 1877–1895 Viktor Rydberg
• 1896–1921 Waldemar Rudin
• 1921–1931 Nathan Söderblom
• 1932–1947 Tor Andræ
• 1947–1981 Elias Wessén
• since 1981 Kjell Espmark

Chair 17

• 1787–1805 Johan Murberg
• 1805–1811 Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (reappointed; see chair 14; excluded again)
• 1811–1837 Gustaf af Wetterstedt
• 1837–1862 Anders Magnus Strinnholm
• 1862–1896 Louis De Geer the Elder
• 1897–1918 Pehr Jacob von Ehrenheim
• 1918–1953 Hjalmar Hammarskjöld
• 1954–1961 Dag Hammarskjöld
• 1962–1968 Erik Lindegren
• 1969–1997 Johannes Edfelt
• since 1997 Horace Engdahl (Permanent Secretary 1999–2009)

Chair 18

Johan Henrik Thomander (1798–1865), member of the Swedish Academy from 1855

• 1787–1822 Nils Lorens Sjöberg
• 1822–1834 Anders Fredrik Skjöldebrand
• 1835–1839 Pehr Henrik Ling
• 1839–1855 Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom
• 1855–1865 Johan Henrik Thomander
• 1865–1905 Gustaf Ljunggren
• 1907–1916 Vitalis Norström
• 1917–1921 Oscar Montelius
• 1922–1940 Albert Engström
• 1941–1942 Gunnar Mascoll Silfverstolpe
• 1942–1953 Gustaf Hellström
• 1953-1958 Bertil Malmberg
• 1958–1968 Gunnar Ekelöf
• 1968–1991 Artur Lundkvist
• 1992–2019 Katarina Frostenson (did not take part since 2018)
• since 2019 Tua Forsström

Web links

• Swedish Academy website with register of members (Swedish)