The Swedish Academy (Swedish: Svenska Akademien), founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden.Its 18 members, who are elected for life, comprise the highest Swedish language authority. Outside Scandinavia, it is best known as the body that chooses the laureates for the annual Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded in memory of the donor Alfred Nobel

Swedish or svensk(a) may refer to: . Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe.Or, specifically: Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland . Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language; Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity . A national or …

La Royal Society, dont le nom officiel est Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge et que l'on peut traduire littéralement par « Société royale de Londres pour l'amélioration des connaissances naturelles », est une institution fondée en 1660 siégeant au Carlton House Terrace à Londres et destinée à la promotion des sciences.