Sture Allén

Sture Allén (31 December 1928 – 20 June 2022) was a Swedish linguist and professor. He worked at the University of Gothenburg. He was the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy between 1986 and 1999. He was born in Gothenburg. Allén was elected to chair 3 of the Swedish Academy in 1980. Allén was also a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
Allén died on 20 June 2022 in Gothenburg, Sweden at the age of 93.