Bo Ralph
Bo Rune Ingemar Ralph (born 4 October 1945) is a Swedish linguist, member of the Swedish Academy, and professor of Nordic Languages at the Department of Swedish Language at University of Gothenburg. He was elected to the Swedish Academy on 15 April 1999 and admitted on 20 December 1999. Ralph succeeded the philosopher and sociologist Torgny T:son Segerstedt to Seat No.
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- Name
- Bo Ralph
- Birth Name
- Bo Rune Ingemar Ralph
- Born
- 4 October 1945
- Birthplace
- Gothenburg, Sweden
- Occupation
- linguist, university teacher, writer
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Education
- University of Gothenburg
- Honours
- Margit Påhlson Prize
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He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
Bo Ralph of the Swedish Academy during an appearance at the Gothenburg Book Fair 2015.
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• Name — Bo Ralph • Birth Name — Bo Rune Ingemar Ralph • Born — 4 October 1945 • Birthplace — Gothenburg, Sweden • Employer — Stockholm University University of Gothenburg • Occupation — linguist, university teacher, writer
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Bo Ralph (born 1945) is described as a “Skandinavist” and linguist in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Bo Ralph was born in 1945.
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He was employed by Stockholm University and University of Gothenburg. Recorded position is seat 2 of the Swedish Academy. He belonged to Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Swedish Academy, Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg, Agder Academy of Sciences and Letters and Academia Europaea. Recorded as linguist, university teacher, writer and scandinavian studies scholar.
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Bo Ralph born at Gothenburg.
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