Background
Alin was born on the 22nd of December 1846 in Falun, Sweden.
Alin was born on the 22nd of December 1846 in Falun, Sweden.
Alin graduated Uppsala University.
He was a Honorary Doctor of Law at Uppsala University.
In 1872 he completed his doctorate and became docent of political science, and in 1882 professor skytteanus of Government and Eloquence at Uppsala University.
As professor skytteanus he succeeded Vilhelm Erik Svedelius, whom he also followed in the inspectorship of the university's Västmanland-Dalarna Nation.
He retired from the Riksdag in 1899 to become rector magnificus of the university, but died already at the end of the next year.
Among his numerous works the following are especially worthy of note: Bidrag till svenska radets historia under medeltiden (Upsala, 1872); Sveriges Historia, 1511-1611 (Stock-holm, 1878); Bidrag till svenska statsrickets historia (Stockholm, 1884 - 1887); Den svensk-norsk Unionen (Stockholm, 1889 - 1891), the best book on the Norwego-Swedish Union question from the Swedish point of view; Fjerde Artiklen af Fredstraktalen i Kiel (Stockholm, 1899); Carl Johan och Sveriges yttre politik, 1810- 1815 (Stockholm, 1899); Carl XIV och Rikets Slander, 1840- 1841 (Stockholm, 1893).
In September 1888 he was elected a member of the first chamber of the Riksdag, where he attached himself to the conservative protectionist party, over which, from the first, he exercised great authority.
Alin was a member of the Royal Society for the publication of manuscripts on Scandinavian history , Royal Swedish History and Antiquity Academy , Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Uppsala , Royal Humanities Sciences Community in Uppsala , Commander of Second Class of the North Star Order.