Bo Ralph

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Professor Bo Rune Ingemar Ralph (born October 4, 1945 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish linguist, member of the Swedish Academy, and professor of Nordic Languages at the Department of Swedish Language at Gothenburg University. He was elected to the Swedish Academy on April 15, 1999 and admitted on December 20, 1999. Bo Ralph succeeded the philosopher and sociologist Torgny T:son Segerstedt to Seat No.2.

Preceded by Torgny T:son Segerstedt

Swedish Academy, Seat No.2 1999-

Succeeded by incumbent

Members of the Swedish Academy
1. Sten Rudholm • 2. Bo Ralph • 3. Sture Allén • 4. Anders Olsson • 5. Göran Malmqvist • 6. Birgitta Trotzig • 7. Knut Ahnlund • 8. Jesper Svenbro • 9. Torgny Lindgren • 10. Peter Englund • 11. Ulf Linde • 12. Per Wästberg • 13. Gunnel Vallquist • 14. Kristina Lugn • 15. Kerstin Ekman • 16. Kjell Espmark • 17. Horace Engdahl • 18. Katarina Frostenson

Persondata
NAME	Ralph, Bo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Swedish linguist, Member of the Swedish Academy
DATE OF BIRTH	October 4, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gothenburg, Sweden
DATE OF DEATH	living
PLACE OF DEATH