Tage Erlander Prize

The Tage Erlander Prize (Tage Erlanders pris) is a prize awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Science "for research in Natural Sciences and Technology" in four fields (Physics, Chemistry, Technology and Biology). The prize is awarded on a rolling schedule: every year the prize is awarded for research in one of these fields.

The prize commemorates Tage Erlander, who was the prime minister of Sweden from 1946 to 1969.

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