Helge Rode

Helge Rode (16 October 1870 – 23 March 1937)^[1] was a Danish writer and critic, and journalist for Politiken, Berlingske Tidende, and Illustreret Tidende.^[2] He was born in Frederiksberg, a son of Margrethe Rode,^[3] the brother of politician Ove Rode,^[4] and father of actor Ebbe Rode.^[5] In 1905, he married the writer Edith Rode, with whom he had four children.^[6]

Authors Holger Drachmann (middle) and Ebbe Rode in Skagen

He was a critic of Georg Brandes and the Modern Breakthrough.^[4] Composer Carl Nielsen's piece Moderen (The Mother) was written for a play by Rode in 1920–1921.