Ruth Almén (1870−1945) was a composer, pianist, music teacher, poet and writer. She was born in Kålltorp, Bohus County on 24 September 1870 and died in Gothenburg on 19 November 1945. She studied piano with Richard Andersson, Knut Bäck, Heinrich Barth (Berlin) and Robert Lortat (Paris). She also took lessons in harmony with Gustaf Hägg and counterpoint with Wilhelm Stenhammar. Among her compositions are two piano sonatas, a violin sonata, piano pieces, songs and a piano concerto.