László Detre (astronomer)


László Detre was a Hungarian astronomer well known for his work on variable stars.

Careet

Detre was the director for many years of the Konkoly Observatory in Budapest, a professor of Budapest University, and editor of the Information Bulletin of Variable Stars of the International Astronomical Union.
Discovered in 1940, asteroid 1538 Detre is named after him.

Personal Life

His two sons were prominent sailors: Szabolcs Detre and Zsolt Detre.