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Members  

Being elected a member of the Academy constitutes exclusive recognition of successful research achievements. The Academy has about 350 Swedish members, of whom 164 are under 65 years of age. There are also 164 foreign members. Since the start in 1739, about 1450 Swedes have been elected to membership.

Classes
The members of the Academy are divided into ten scientific disciplines, called classes:
 
I Mathematics Members
II Astronomy and Space science Members
III Physics Members
IV Chemistry Members
V Geosciences Members
VI Biosciences Members
VII Medical sciences Members
VIII Engineering sciences Members
IX Social sciences Members
X Humanities and for outstanding services to science Members
 
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