Helge Pharo

Helge Pharo (born 29 December 1943) is a Norwegian historian.

From 1972 he was a research assistant at the University of Oslo, and after a tenure as researcher at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs 1974–1978 he moved back to the university to become an associate professor (førsteamanuensis).

He has been a visiting scholar at numerous institutions, such as the University of Wisconsin, Madison and the London School of Economics.

[1] In his younger days, Pharo was an active middle distance runner.

[2] His personal best time was 1:48.8 minutes, achieved in August 1968 on Bislett stadion.