Illis Quorum
Encyclopedia
Illis Quorum ["For Those Whose Labors Have Deserved It"], today the highest award
that can be conferred upon an individual Swedish citizen by the Government of Sweden
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Introduced in 1784 by H.M. the King Gustav III
of Sweden. First awarded in 1785, the Illis Quorum, a gold medal
, is given to those who have made outstanding cultural and artistic contributions to Sweden.
Award
An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field; a certificate of excellence. Awards are often signifiedby trophies, titles, certificates, commemorative plaques, medals, badges, pins, or ribbons...
that can be conferred upon an individual Swedish citizen by the Government of Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
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Introduced in 1784 by H.M. the King Gustav III
Gustav III of Sweden
Gustav III was King of Sweden from 1771 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Adolph Frederick and Queen Louise Ulrica of Sweden, she a sister of Frederick the Great of Prussia....
of Sweden. First awarded in 1785, the Illis Quorum, a gold medal
Medal
A medal, or medallion, is generally a circular object that has been sculpted, molded, cast, struck, stamped, or some way rendered with an insignia, portrait, or other artistic rendering. A medal may be awarded to a person or organization as a form of recognition for athletic, military, scientific,...
, is given to those who have made outstanding cultural and artistic contributions to Sweden.
Selected recipients
- Lea AhlbornLea AhlbornLea Ahlborn was a famous Swedish artist. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts, and the first woman to be appointed royal printmaker...
1883 - Per AngerPer AngerPer Johan Valentin Anger was a Swedish diplomat who participated in numerous efforts to rescue Hungarian Jews from arrest and deportation by the Nazis during World War II.-Early career:...
- Birgitta DahlBirgitta DahlRut Birgitta Dahl is a Swedish former politician of the Social Democratic Party.- Education and career :Birgitta Dahl was born in Råda, Härryda Municipality, Västra Götaland County. She earned a B.A. at Uppsala University in 1960. During her studies she was politically active in the Uppsala...
2003 - Peter DahlPeter DahlPeter Dahl, born 16 February, 1934 in Oslo, Norway, is a Norwegian-born Swedish painter and printmaker.Dahl came to Sweden as a child in February 1939, when his parents settled in the Stockholm district of Bromma...
2006 - Kerstin HesselgrenKerstin HesselgrenKerstin Hesselgren was a Swedish politician.Kerstin Hesselgren became the first woman to be elected in to the Swedish parliament after the female suffrage in 1921. She was elected by suggestion of the Liberals with support from the Social democrats.- Biography :Hesselgren was born at Torsåker,...
1918 - Arne IsacssonArne IsacssonArne Isacsson was one of Sweden's most famous watercolour artists. Studied for Otte Sköld 1944-46.Isacsson was born in Ronneby, Sweden. He was the founder of the Gerlesborg School of Fine Art in Gerlesborg, Stockholm and Provence. Professor of watercolour art. Recipient of the Illis Quorum medal...
1999 - Lennart JohanssonLennart JohanssonLennart Johansson was the president of UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations from 1990 until 2007. Johansson is probably most famous for starting the UEFA Champions League and for bringing the UEFA European Football Championship to his native Sweden.He started as a bandy leader in AIK...
2005 - Selma LagerlöfSelma LagerlöfSelma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....
1927 - Lars LönndahlLars LönndahlLars "Lasse" Lönndahl, born August 19, 1928, is a Swedish singer and actor, born in Stockholm. He is considered the most well-known Swedish singer of the 1950s and 1960s with nicknames including "The Swedish Frank Sinatra" and "World's Oldest Teenager"...
1993 - Astrid LindgrenAstrid LindgrenAstrid Anna Emilia Lindgren , 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish author and screenwriter who is the world's 25th most translated author and has sold roughly 145 million copies worldwide...
1978 - Birgit NilssonBirgit Nilssonright|thumb|Nilsson in 1948.Birgit Nilsson was a celebrated Swedish dramatic soprano who specialized in operatic and symphonic works...
1981 - Olivia NordgrenOlivia NordgrenOlivia Lovisa Nordgren, , Swedish typographer and Politician of the Social Democrats. She was an important part in the work against powerty in the 1930s in Sweden and one of the most known woman politicians in Sweden of that time....
- Agda MonteliusAgda MonteliusAgda Montelius née Reuterskiöld was a Swedish philanthropist and feminist.Montelius was the daughter of the government minister and noble General-Lieutenant Alexander Reuterskiöld and Anna Schenström and married professor Oscar Montelius in 1871...
1910 - Thage G. PetersonThage G. PetersonThage Edvin Gerhard Peterson is a Swedish politician .-Political career:*1971–1998: member of parliament*1982–1988: Minister for Industry*1988: Minister for Justice...
1998 - Janne SchafferJanne SchafferJan Erik Tage Janne Schaffer is a Swedish songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his work as a session guitarist for ABBA but he has also recorded with artists such as Bob Marley, Johnny Nash, Art Farmer and Tony Williams...
2005 - Dina SchneidermannDina SchneidermannDina Schneidermann is a violinist living in Uppsala, Sweden. She studied violin with David Oistrach in Moscow, and received a doctoral degree. Having married the Bulgarian violin professor Emil Kamilarov , Schneidermann moved to Bulgaria...
2002 - Raoul WallenbergRaoul WallenbergRaoul Wallenberg was a Swedish businessman, diplomat and humanitarian. He is widely celebrated for his successful efforts to rescue thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary from the Holocaust, during the later stages of World War II...
1952 - Putte WickmanPutte WickmanPutte Wickman was one of the world's leading jazz clarinetists.He was born Hans Olof Wickman in Falun, and grew up in Borlänge, Sweden, where his parents hoped he would become a lawyer. He nagged them to allow him to go to high school in Stockholm...
1994