The Marcus Wallenberg Prize

The Marcus Wallenberg Foundation/Marcus Wallenbergs Stiftelse för främjande av Skogsindustriell Vetenskaplig Forskning The Swedish industrialist Dr. Marcus Wallenberg (1899-1982) played an outstanding role in the development of the forest industry, both nationally and internationally. He had a lifelong interest in scientific research. It was thus natural for the shareholders of Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB to honour its retiring chairman in 1980 by a donation, which formed the basis of an international prize to pay attention to forestry and the forest industry. The aim of The Marcus Wallenberg Prize is to recognize, encourage and stimulate path-breaking scientific achievements contributing to a broader knowledge and technical development. The findings may originate from any of the broad fields of interest to the forest industry – from growing trees and forests to making and using forest-based products.