Helge Kragh | |
|---|---|
 Helge Kragh, 2019 | |
| Born | 13 February 1944 |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen, Roskilde University |
| Known for | History of cosmology, relativity, quantum mechanics |
| Awards | Abraham Pais Prize for History of Physics (2019) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Science historian |
| Institutions | Aarhus University, Denmark |
Helge Stjernholm Kragh (born February 13, 1944) is a Danish historian of science who focuses on the development of 19th century physics, chemistry, and astronomy.[1] His published work includes biographies of Paul Dirac, Julius Thomsen and Ludvig Lorenz, and The Oxford Handbook of the History of Modern Cosmology (2019) which he co-edited with Malcolm Longair.[1]