Johan Erik Rydqvist

{{short description|Swedish linguist}}

{{Infobox person

|name=Johan Erik Rydqvist

|image=Johan_Erik_Rydqvist.jpg

|birth_date={{Birth date|1800|10|20|df=y}}

|death_date={{Death date and age|1877|12|17|1800|10|20|df=y}}

|birth_place=Gothenburg, Sweden

|death_place=Stockholm, Sweden

| module = {{Infobox officeholder |embed=yes

| office = Member of the Swedish Academy
(Seat No. 5)

| termstart = 20 December 1849

| termend = 17 December 1877

| predecessor = Jöns Jacob Berzelius

| successor = Theodor Wisén

}}

}}

Johan Erik Rydqvist (20 October 1800 – 17 December 1877) was a Swedish linguist. He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1849 until his death, and served as its permanent secretary from 19 October 1868 to 4 March 1869.{{Cite web|url=https://www.svenskaakademien.se/en/svenska-akademien/ledamotsregister/rydqvist-johan-erik|title=Rydqvist, Johan Erik {{!}}|website=The Swedish Academy|language=Swedish|access-date=2019-01-14}}