Luboš Perek
Luboš Perek (26 July 1919 – 17 September 2020) was a Czech astronomer. He was born in Prague. Perek was best known for his Catalogue of Galactic Planetary Nebulae co-written in 1967 with Luboš Kohoutek.
From 1967 to 1970, he was General-Secretariat of the International Astronomical Union.
He worked on the mass in the galaxy, high-velocity stars, planetary nebulae, definition of outer space, geostationary orbit, space debris, and management of outer space.[1]
Perek turned 100 in July 2019. He died on 17 September 2020 in Prague, aged 101.[2]
References
- ↑ "Perek, Luboš". Springer Link. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ↑ Great astronomer Luboš Perek dies at 101