László Detre (19 April 1906, Szombathely – 15 October 1974, Budapest) was a Hungarian astronomer well known for his work on variable stars.

Career

Detre 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.

Personal life

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

References

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  1. ↑ Vargha, Magda; Kolláth, Zoltán. "THE FIRST CENTURY OF THE KONKOLY OBSERVATORY". Astronomy and Geophysics. 41. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Szabados László: Az iskolateremtő magyar csillagász 100 éve születtet Detre László" [László Szabados: The Hungarian astronomer who founded the school, László Detre, was born 100 years ago]. Természet Világá (in Hungarian). 137 (4). April 2006. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Életrajzok". Konkoly.hu. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
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