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

Background

He graduated from the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

with a cand.philol. degree in 1970. From 1972 he was a research assistant at the

, and after a tenure as researcher at the

Norwegian Institute of International Affairs The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs ( no, Norsk utenrikspolitisk institutt; NUPI) is a Norwegian research institution based in Oslo, Norway. It was established by the Norwegian Parliament in 1959. History The Norwegian Institute of Int ...

1974–1978 he moved back to the university to become an

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(''førsteamanuensis''). He finally became a professor in 1989, having taken the dr.philos. degree in 1988. He has been a visiting scholar at numerous institutions, such as the

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and the

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. He was the Norwegian editor of the ''Scandinavian Journal of History'' from 1984 to 1990, and editor-in-chief from 1990 to 1996. In addition he is a consultant for the

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. He is a member of the

Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters ( no, Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, DNVA) is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway. Its purpose is to support the advancement of science and scholarship in Norway. History The Royal Frederick Univer ...

. In his younger days, Pharo was an active middle distance runner. He became Norwegian

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champion in 1964, and took his last championship medal (a bronze medal) in 1973. His personal best time was 1:48.8 minutes, achieved in August 1968 on

Bislett stadion Bislett Stadium ( no, Bislett stadion) is a sports stadium in Oslo, Norway. Bislett is Norway's most well known sports arena internationally, with 15 speed skating world records and more than 50 track and field world records having been set here ...

.Norwegian all-time list 800 metres

References

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University of OsloList of publications in FRIDA
1943 births Living people 20th-century Norwegian historians Academic staff of the University of Oslo Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Norwegian male middle-distance runners {{Norway-historian-stub