The Secretaries General of the Academy

The Secretary General is the Academy’s executive member and is responsible for the daily work and current administration according to the guidelines issued by the Academy Board. The Secretary General is head of the Academy’s Secretariat and has a special responsibility to ensure that the Academy’s funds are used accordingly. Between the years 1784–1808, the Academy had two Secretaries General with separate areas of responsibility.

Secretaries General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences from its founding in 1739 until today:

  • Hans Ellegren, 2022–
  • Göran K. Hansson, 2015–2021
  • Staffan Normark, 2010–2015
  • Gunnar Öquist, 2003–2010
  • Erling Norrby, 1997–2003
  • Carl-Olof Jacobsson, 1989–1997
  • Tord Ganelius, 1981–1988
  • Carl Gustaf Bernhard, 1973–1980
  • Erik Rudberg, 1959–1972
  • Arne Westgren, 1943–1959
  • Henning Pleijel, 1933–1943
  • Henrik Söderbaum, 1923–1933
  • Christopher Aurivillius, 1901–1923
  • Daniel Georg Lindhagen, 1866–1901
  • Peter Fredrik Wahlberg, 1848–1866
  • Jöns Jacob Berzelius, 1818–1848
  • Olof Swartz, 1811–1818
  • Jöns Svanberg, 1803–1811
  • Carl Gustaf Sjöstén, 1803–1808
  • Daniel Melanderhjelm, 1796–1803
  • Henric Nicander, 1784–1803
  • Johan Carl Wilcke, 1784–1796
  • Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, 1749–1783
  • Pehr Elvius, 1744–1749
  • Jacob Faggot, 1741–1744
  • Anders Johan von Höpken, 1740 (July)–1741
  • Augustin Ehrensvärd, 1740 (April)–1740 (June)
  • Anders Johan von Höpken, 1739–1740 (March)

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