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    Litteris et Artibus is a Swedish royal medal established in 1853 by Charles XV of Sweden, who was then crown prince. It is awarded to people who have...
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    Lena Nyman (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    Institute. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2023. "Recipients of Litteris et Artibus 2004" (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. Retrieved 4 February 2011...
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    Greta Garbo (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    in 1939; and for Two-Faced Woman in 1941. The Swedish royal medal Litteris et Artibus, which is awarded to people who have made important contributions...
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    Gudrun Sjödén (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    earns a quarter of a billion (SEK) a year. In 2007, she received the Litteris et Artibus medal from King Carl Gustaf of Sweden. "Obituary Björn Sjödén" (PDF)...
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    Marie Richardson (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    Marie Elisabet Richardson (born 6 June 1959) is a Swedish stage, film, and television actress. She studied at the Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm from 1982...
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    Marie Fredriksson (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    January 2003, King of Sweden Carl Gustaf XVI awarded Roxette the Litteris et Artibus (Culture and Education) award. Both Gessle and Fredriksson attended...
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  • Wilhelm Kempff (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    Wilhelm Walter Friedrich Kempff (25 November 1895 – 23 May 1991) was a German pianist, teacher and composer. Although his repertoire included Bach, Mozart...
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    Marian Anderson (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) was an American contralto. She performed a wide range of music, from opera to spirituals. Anderson...
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    Björn Granath (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    February 2017, at the age of 70. The Eugene O'Neill Award, 2003 Litteris et Artibus, 2000 Mistreatment (1969) - Björn Den magiska cirkeln (1970) - Hammarström...
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    Astrid Lindgren (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (Swedish: [ˈǎsːtrɪd ˈlɪ̌nːɡreːn] ; née Ericsson; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays...
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    Harriet Andersson (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    Harriet Andersson (born 14 February 1932) is a Swedish actress, best known outside Sweden for being part of director Ingmar Bergman's stock company. She...
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    Björn Ulvaeus (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    reconnaîtras" "Waterloo" "Ding-a-dong" "Save Your Kisses for Me" "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" "Hallelujah" 1980s "What's Another Year" "Making Your...
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    P. C. Jersild (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    Per Christian Jersild, better known as P. C. Jersild, (born 1935) is a Swedish author and physician. He also holds an honorary doctorate from the Faculty...
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    Erland Josephson (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    Erland Josephson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈæ̌ːɭand ˈjûːsɛfˌsɔn]; 15 June 1923 – 25 February 2012) was a Swedish actor and author. He was best known by...
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    Kingdom, and the United States. In January 2003, Roxette received the Litteris et Artibus ("Culture and Education") award from King of Sweden Carl Gustaf XVI...
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    Lars Amble (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    Lars Anders Amble-Næss (10 August 1939 – 20 August 2015) was a Swedish actor and director. Amble was the son of Leif Amble-Næss and Maritta Marke. After...
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    Selma Lagerlöf (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    prize, she was the first woman to be so honored. She was awarded the Litteris et Artibus in 1909 and the Illis quorum in 1926. In 1991, she became the first...
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    Henning Mankell (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    Henning Georg Mankell (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhɛ̂nːɪŋ ˈmǎŋːkɛl]; 3 February 1948 – 5 October 2015) was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and...
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    Jagiellonian University, and recognition from the Austrian Society, Litteris et Artibus. In 1888 he completed The Battle of Racławice (Bitwa pod Racławicami)...
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    Roy Andersson (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    Roy Arne Lennart Andersson (born 31 March 1943) is a Swedish film director, best known for his distinctive style of absurdist humor and melancholic depictions...
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    Pernilla August (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    Guldbagge Awards. In 2002 she was honored with the Royal Swedish medal Litteris et Artibus for her artistic work. August was born in Stockholm. She has been...
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    Hugo Alfvén (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    Hugo Emil Alfvén (Swedish: [alˈveːn] ; 1 May 1872 – 8 May 1960) was a Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter. Alfvén was one of Sweden's principal...
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    Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary would award him a gold medal for Litteris et Artibus, the ceremony taking place before an audience in June 1899. On 4...
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    Adelina Patti (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    la capitale Voir les divas qui font fureur Voir la Patti dans Don Pasquale Et Thérésa dans le Sapeur" Other works of literature and music evoking Patti...
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    Marie Göranzon (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    Britt-Marie Elisabeth Göranzon Malmsjö (born 27 October 1942) is a Swedish actress. Marie Göranzon has been part of Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre-ensemble...
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    Staffan Valdemar Holm (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    Staffan Valdemar Holm (born 7 October 1958 in Tomelilla, Skåne) is a Swedish-German theatre director. Staffan Valdemar Holm was trained at Statens Teaterskole...
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  • Eva Bergman (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    Eva Bergman (born 5 September 1945) is a Swedish film, theatre and television director who worked at Dramaten. She is the daughter of Swedish director...
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    Göran Tunström (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    Göran Tunström (14 May 1937 in Borgvik, Grums Municipality – 5 February 2000 in Stockholm) was a Swedish author. He grew up in Sunne, Värmland County....
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    Gunnel Vallquist (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    Nationality Swedish Education Uppsala University Notable awards Litteris et Artibus (2005) Spouses Folke Diurlin (m. 1936–1939) Parents Lily Vallquist...
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    Reine Brynolfsson (category Litteris et Artibus recipients)
    Reine Claes-Göran Brynolfsson (born 15 January 1953) is a Swedish actor. He was born in Gothenburg. Johansson, Mona (17 May 2006). "Reine Brynolfsson"...
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