Samfundet SHT explained

Samfundet SHT (English translation: "SHT Society") is a parodical Swedish fraternal order founded in 1844 in Uppsala. It is dedicated to the Roman god Bacchus, the fine arts and mutual enjoyment, vulgarly known as Tratten (the funnel).

History

Originally a student fraternity, it gradually transformed during the second half of the 19th century and came to encompass mainly older academics and university educated professionals. Around the beginning of the 20th century, members of SHT held a majority of the seats in the Swedish academy and the board of directors of Uppsala University. This dominant position within Sweden's arts and sciences was to a large extent lost during the 20th century, due to social changes and university reforms which came to dilute the influence previously held by the academical elite of Uppsala and Lund. This did however not slow the growth of the society.

Stormästare (grand masters)

1844–1845 – Julius von Sydow
1850 – Carl Magnus Appelberg (första gången)
1850–1851 – Sem Hedrén
1851 – Emil Almén
1851–1859 – Carl Magnus Appelberg (andra gången)
1859–1860 – Johannes Swedborg
1860–1861 – Gustaf Bodman
1861–1866 – Bengt Liljeblad
1866–1868 – Christian Högman
1868–1870 – Carl David af Wirsén (första gången)
1870–1873 – Johan Björkén
1873–1875 – Carl David af Wirsén (andra gången)
1875–1878 – Alfred Fahlcrantz
1878–1897 – Carl Rupert Nyblom
1897–1902 – Ivar Hedenblad (första gången)
1902–1905 – Axel Nicolaus Lundström
1906–1909 – Ivar Hedenblad (andra gången)
1909–1930 – Carl Axel Brolén
1930–1956 – Anders Grape
1956–1969 – Anton Fägersten
1969–1983 – Åke Davidsson
1983–1992 – Rikard Kupper
1992–2000 – Claes Wirsén
2000–2003 – Lars Peterson
2003–2010 – Styrbjörn Jacobsson
2010–2015 – Mattias Lundgren
2015–ff – Peter Ekman

Organisation

Today, SHT has lodges or other suborganisations in 27 Swedish cities and a small chapter in Copenhagen, Denmark.^[1]

Notes and References

Carl Frängsmyr & Tom Lundin: SHT:s Stor-Mästare (Uppsala, 2011)