The Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (Swedish: Kungliga Krigsvetenskapsakademien) is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. It was founded on 12 November 1796 by Gustaf Wilhelm af Tibell as the "Swedish Warman Society".[1] Gustaf Wilhelm's society became the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences in 1805. It is one of the earliest organisations of its type in Europe.[2]
The academy is an independent organization, and a forum for military (army and air force) and defense studies, as well as national security issues. Membership is limited to 160 chairs under the age of 70.[3]
Presidents
- 1799–1800: Per Ulrik Lilliehorn
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- 1805–1806: Salomon von Rajalin
- 1815–????: Anders Fredrik Skjöldebrand
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- 1904–1906: Richard Berg
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- ????–????: Gustaf Uggla
- ????–????: Herman Wrangel
- 1922–1923: Hugo Jungstedt
- ????–????: Gustaf Dyrssen
- 1927–1929: Henning von Krusenstierna
- 1929–1931: Bror Munck
- 1931–1933: Carl Gustaf Hammarskjöld
- 1933–1935: Fredrik Riben
- 1935–1937: Ludvig Hammarskiöld
- 1937–1939: Oscar Nygren
- 1939–1941: Otto Lybeck
- 1941–1943: Lennart Lilliehöök
- 1943–1945: Erik Testrup
- 1945–1947: Archibald Douglas
- 1948–1949: Bengt Nordenskiöld
- 1949–1951: Helge Strömbäck
- 1951–1953: Birger Hedqvist
- 1953–1955: Stig H:son Ericson
- 1955–1957: Axel Ljungdahl
- 1957–1959: Ivar Gewert
- 1959–1961: Erik Samuelson
- 1961–1963: Rudolf Kolmodin
- 1963–1965: Bert Carpelan
- 1965–1967: Lage Thunberg
- 1967–1969: Åke Lindemalm
- 1969–1971: Carl Eric Almgren
- 1971–1973: Stig Norén
- 1973–1975: Bengt Lundvall
- 1975–1977: Ove Ljung
- 1977–1979: Dick Stenberg
- 1979–1982: Gunnar Thyresson
- 1982–1985: Gunnar Eklund
- 1985–1988: Per Sköld
- 1988–1991: Sven-Olof Olson
- 1991–1996: Carl-Olof Ternryd
- 1996–1999: Peter Nordbeck
- 1999–2002: Jörn Beckmann
- 2002–2006: Erik Norberg
- 2007–2010: Bo Huldt
- 2010–2014: Frank Rosenius
- 2014–2018: Mikael Odenberg
- 2018–2022: Sverker Göranson
- 2022–present: Björn von Sydow
Notable members
- Karl Amundson
- Magnus Ranstorp
- Mertil Melin
- Michael Moore
- Frederik Due (honorary member)
- Anders Tegnell
See also
References
- "Historik". Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademien (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- Aubin, David; Bigg, Charlotte; Sibum, H. Otto (26 January 2010). The Heavens on Earth: Observatories and Astronomy in Nineteenth-Century Science and Culture. Duke University Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-8223-9250-7.
- "Stadgar för Kungliga Krigsvetenskapsakademien" (PDF). Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademien (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 May 2026.
External links
- Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences – Official site