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iv. education and mental cultulle.
kiewiez (1905), G. Carducci (1906), R. Kipling (1907), R. Eucken (1908),
Selma Lagerlöf (1909), Paul Heyse (1910), M. Mæterlinck (1911), Gerhart
Hauptmann (1912), and Rabindranath Tagore (1913);
The Peace Prize: H. Dunant and Fr. Passy (1901), E. Ducommun and A.
Gobat (1902), Sir William Cremer (1903), L’lnstitut de droit international
(1904), Berta von Suttner (1905), Th. Roosevelt (1906), E. T. Moneta and
L. Renault (1907), K. P. Arnoldsson and F. Bajer (1908), A. M. F. Beernaert
and P. H. B. d’Estournelles de Constant (1909), Bureau international
permanent de la pais, in Bern (1910), T. M. C. Asser and A. H. Fried (1911); no
peace prize was awarded in 1912, but, on the other hand, two were given in
1913, viz., to Elihu Root, and H. Lafontaine.
Other more important Foundations for the Promotion of Culture.
Here, we will make brief mention of some of the most important institutions
and legacies — of which Sweden has no slight number — in aid of science
and culture. In the same connection have been appended a number of
donations of greater importance, albeit they cannot be immediately referred to the
category of donations with the principal object indicated above. (A brief
summary of donations for other purposes is given at the end of this work.)
The Letterstedt Association carries on its work with the support of donations
made by J. Letterstedt (1796—1862). Its object is to "further the unity of
the three Scandinavian Kingdoms as regards industry, science, and art; and to
encourage and assist not only professional activity, but also to further the
development of science and art in these countries". The activity of the Association
dates from 1878 and chiefly consists in publishing the "Nordisk Tidskrift"
(Northern Magazine), a periodical in common for the Scandinavian countries.
The amount of the available capital of the Association was about 926 670
kronor at the end of 1912; a portion of the interest is to be annually added
to the capital until it amounts to a certain sum. These resources are under the
administration of the Academy of Sciences, which annually places the available
interest in the hands of the Association, which, in its turn, assigns sums to the
branch associations in Norway and Denmark.
The Liingman Donation. E. J. Längman (1779—1863), a Finnish tradesman,
by his will left 59/90 of his property to Sweden and 31/90 to Finland. The
amount bequeathed to Sweden is divided into three parts, of which "Litera A"
shall be used for the assistance of the needy and for other objects of public
utility; "Litera B", for science and art; while "Litera C" shall be applied to
improve the Swedish rate of exchange. This last-mentioned fund is, however,
not to be used until it has increased to 100 million kronor, and regulations
concerning the other two have also prevented their being touched hitherto. The
total capital (the share of Sweden) was, at the close of 1912,3’96 million kronor.
The Exchequer administers the fund.
The Renström Fund. Sven Renström (1794—1869), a merchant of
Gothenburg, bequeathed to that community a fund of one million and a half kronor,
of which sum half a million should at once be available for purposes of public
benefit, while the remainder should be left out at interest. Every time the
interest reaches half a million kronor, this sum may be used for the benefit of
the community, though not directly to relieve the municipal rates. Thanks to
this fund, Gothenburg has already obtained several public institutions of great
utility; moreover, grants have been made for several objects of general
advantage to the community. Hitherto, the amounts distributed in 1871, 1878,
1885, 1894, 1903, and 1912, have together reached the sum of over 3 140 000
kronor. The Town Council decides regarding the distribution of the money.
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