László Detre (astronomer)

László Detre on a 2006 Hungarian stamp

László Detre (19 April 1906, Szombathely – 15 October 1974, Budapest) was a Hungarian astronomer well known for his work on variable stars. He was the director for many years of the Konkoly Observatory in Budapest (assuming the role in 1943), a professor of Budapest University, and editor of the Information Bulletin of Variable Stars of the International Astronomical Union.[1][2][3]

Discovered in 1940, asteroid 1538 Detre is named after him.

His two sons were prominent sailors: Szabolcs Detre (father of windsurfer Diána Detre) and Zsolt Detre.

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  1. ↑ "THE FIRST CENTURY OF THE KONKOLY OBSERVATORY", Astronomy and Geophysics Vol. 41
  2. ↑ Életrajza a Természet Világában. Termeszetvilaga.hu. Retrieved on 23 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Életrajzok. Konkoly.hu. Retrieved on 23 May 2015.
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