Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters - Heads of The Society

Heads of The Society

This is a list of the heads of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters:

Protector (praeses until 1815)
  • 1772–1805 : Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark-Norway
  • 1805–1814 : Crown Prince Christian Frederick of Denmark-Norway
  • 1814–1815 : vacant
  • 1815–1818 : Crown Prince Charles III John of Norway and Sweden
  • 1818–1859 : Oscar I of Norway and Sweden
  • 1859–1872 : Charles IV of Norway and Sweden
  • 1872–1905 : Oscar II of Norway and Sweden
  • 1906–1957 : Haakon VII of Norway
  • 1957–1991 : Olav V of Norway
  • 1991–present : Harald V of Norway
Praeses (vice praeses until 1815)
  • 1766–1773 : Johan Ernst Gunnerus
  • 1773–1780 : Ole Irgens
  • 1780–1791 : Christian Frederik Hagerup
  • 1791–1803 : Johan Christian Schønheyder
  • 1804–1820 : Peter Olivarius Bugge
  • 1820–1828 : Christian Krohg
  • 1829–1832 : Niels Stockfleth Schultz
  • 1832–1832 : Frederik Christoffer, greve af Trampe
  • 1833–1838 : Christian Hersleb Hornemann
  • 1838–1851 : Frederik Moltke Bugge
  • 1851–1855 : Hans Jørgen Darre
  • 1855–1865 : Christian Petersen
  • 1865–1870 : Andreas Grimelund
  • 1870–1872 : Hans Jørgen Darre
  • 1872–1874 : Andreas Grimelund
  • 1874–1883 : Bernhard Ludvig Essendrop
  • 1883–1897 : Karl Ditlev Rygh
  • 1897–1899 : Johannes Sejersted
  • 1899–1902 : Knud H. Lossius
  • 1903–1914 : Bjarne Lysholm
  • 1914–1926 : Axel Sommerfelt
  • 1926–1933 : Halfdan Bryn
  • 1933–1945 : Ragnvald Iversen
  • 1946–1946 : Viggo Brun
  • 1946–1949 : Ragnvald Iversen
  • 1950–1958 : Thorolf Vogt
  • 1958–1965 : Harald Wergeland
  • 1966–1973 : Tord Godal
  • 1974–1981 : Sigmund Selberg
  • 1982–1989 : Grethe Authén Blom
  • 1990–1995 : Haakon Olsen
  • 1996–1997 : Peder Borgen
  • ...

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