Helge Krog

Helge Krog (9 February 1889 – 30 July 1962) was a Norwegian journalist, essayist, theatre and literary critic, translator and playwright.

[1] His mother, a well-known feminist, was the first female student in Norway in 1882,[2] and his father's sister, Gina Krog, was a central figure in the Norwegian women's suffrage movement.

[1] The plays Underveis (1931) and Opbrudd (1936) treat women's role in society and were also of interest during the feminist movement of the 1970s.

[1] During the interwar period Krog became known as a member of the "radical triumvirate", along with Arnulf Øverland and Sigurd Hoel.

[1] During the last part of World War II Krog lived in exile in Sweden, where he contributed to the magazine Håndslag.