Sten Selander
{{Short description|Swedish writer and biologist (1891–1957)}}
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| image = Sten Selander AB.jpg
| caption = Sten Selander at Dalarö Fortress, 1928.
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| birth_date = {{Birth date |1891|7|1|df=y}}
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| death_date = {{Death date and age |1957|4|8|1891|7|1|df=y}}
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| nationality = Swedish
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| occupation = Writer and scientist
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| awards = Dobloug Prize (1952)
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Sten Selander (1 July 1891 – 8 April 1957) was a Swedish writer and scientist. He made his literary debut in 1916, and was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1952. He was a lecturer in plant biology in Uppsala, and was a member of the Swedish Academy.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Sten Selander |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Godal | editor-first=Anne Marit | editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Sten_Selander |language=no|access-date=6 July 2012}}
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Category:Members of the Swedish Academy
Category:Academic staff of Uppsala University
Category:20th-century Swedish biologists
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