Background
Alin was born in Falun, Sweden.
historian Member of the Riksdag
Alin was born in Falun, Sweden.
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. lieutenant is as a historian that Alin is most remarkable.
In 1872 he completed his doctorate and became docent of political science, and in 1882 professor skytteanus of Government and Eloquence at Uppsala University. 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.