title: Illis quorum
text: Illis quorum (Illis quorum meruere labores) (English: "For Those Whose Labors Have Deserved It") is a gold medal awarded for outstanding contributions to Swedish culture, science or society.
  
  The award was introduced in 1784 by King Gustav III, and was first awarded in 1785. Prior to 1975, the medal was awarded by the King of Sweden. Illis quorum is now awarded by the Government of Sweden, and it is currently the highest award that can be conferred upon an individual Swedish citizen by the Government. It is awarded, on average, to seven people per year.
  
  Selected recipients
   1848 – Rafael Ginard i Sabater 
   1873 – Sophia Wilkens
   1883 – Lea Ahlborn 
   1890 – Karin Åhlin 
   1895 – Sophie Adlersparre, Emmy Rappe
   1896 – Hilda Caselli 
   1899 – Ellen Bergman 
   1904 – Anna Sandström
   1907 – Gertrud Adelborg, Anna Hierta-Retzius
   1910 – Agda Montelius
   1913 – Anna Rönström
   1918 – Kerstin Hesselgren, Emilie Rathou
   1920 – Elsa Brändström
   1921 – Frigga Carlberg
   1923 – Matilda Widegren
   1924 – Magna Sunnerdahl
   1925 – Ann-Margret Holmgren
   1927 – Selma Lagerlöf, Aurore Grandien, Jacob Hägg 
   1932 – Valfrid Palmgren
   1936 – Hanna Rydh
   1942 – Eva Ramstedt
   1945 – Anna Johansson-Visborg, Olivia Nordgren
   1946 – Naima Sahlbom
   1952 – Raoul Wallenberg
   1978 – Astrid Lindgren 
   1981 – Birgit Nilsson 
   1983 - Bengt Idestam-Almquist
   1985 – Astrid Lindgren, Sune Bergström
   1993 – Lars Lönndahl
   1994 – Putte Wickman
   1998 – Thage G. Peterson
   1999 – Arne Isacsson 
   2002 – Per Anger, Dina Schneidermann
   2003 – Birgitta Dahl 
   2005 – Lennart Johansson, Janne Schaffer 
   2006 – Peter Dahl 
   2010 – Hans Rosling
   2012 – Gunilla Bergström 
   2014 – Martin Widmark
   2023 – Lena Anderson
   2023 – Christofer Murray
   2023 – Carola Häggkvist
  
  See also
  Orders, decorations, and medals of Sweden
  
  References
  
  Orders, decorations, and medals of Sweden
  1784 establishments in Sweden
  Awards established in 1784