''Erik'' Anders Allardt (9 August 1925 – 25 August 2020) was a

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sociologist. Allardt served as professor of sociology at the

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between 1955 and 1991, and as chancellor of

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between 1992 and 1994. He is one of the most well-known and internationally distinguished Nordic social scientists. In 1995, Allardt was awarded the honorary title of ''akateemikko''. He was born in

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, and died there on 25 August, 2020. He was a fellow of the

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from 1982. Allardt was the grandson of philologist Ivar Heikel.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Allardt, Erik 1925 births 2020 deaths Finnish sociologists Academic personnel of the University of Helsinki Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters