The Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (Swedish: Kungliga Krigsvetenskapsakademien) is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden and was founded on 12 November 1796 by Gustaf Wilhelm af Tibell. 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 62.
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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
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- 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
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References
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