Illis Quorum

Illis Quorum (Illis Quorum Meruere Labores) ["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.

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.

Selected recipients

• Lea Ahlborn 1883
• Per Anger
• Birgitta Dahl 2003
• Peter Dahl 2006
• Kerstin Hesselgren 1918
• Arne Isacsson 1999
• Lennart Johansson 2005
• Selma Lagerlöf 1927
• Lars Lönndahl 1993
• Astrid Lindgren 1978
• Birgit Nilsson 1981
• Olivia Nordgren
• Agda Montelius 1910
• Thage G. Peterson 1998
• Janne Schaffer 2005
• Dina Schneidermann 2002
• Raoul Wallenberg 1952
• Putte Wickman 1994

See also

• Orders, decorations, and medals of Sweden