Luboš Perek

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Luboš Perek (2013)

Luboš Perek (born July 26, 1919 in Prague , † before or on September 17, 2020 ) was a Czech astronomer . He was best known for the Perek Kohoutek catalog created together with Luboš Kohoutek and published in 1967 .

Live and act

Luboš Perek was born in Prague as the son of Zdeněk Perek and Vilemína Trappová. He studied at Masaryk University , where he graduated in 1946 and became an assistant at the Astronomical Institute. In 1956 he went to the Astronomical Institute of the Czechoslovak Academy , where he obtained his doctorate in 1961 . He then went to the International Astronomical Union , where he held several positions. Among other things, he was its General Secretary from 1967 to 1970 and President of Commission 33 for the Structure and Dynamics of Galactic Systems from 1973 to 1976, of which he was a member until 2015.

Perek was an associate member of the Royal Astronomical Society , the International Academy of Astronautics , the German Academy of Natural Scientists , the Académie de l'air et de l'espace , the International Science Council , the International Astronautical Federation (President from 1981 to 1982), the Scholarly Society of the Czech Republic and was the Czech envoy to the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space from 1992 to 2003 .

Honors

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ian Willoughby: Great astronomer Luboš Perek dies at 101. In: Radio Prague International . September 17, 2020, accessed on September 18, 2020 .
  2. ^ Luboš Perek. In: Prabook.com. Retrieved September 18, 2020 .
  3. ^ IAU Executive Committee for 1967–1970
  4. ^ Past Commission 33 Structure & Dynamics of the Galactic System for 1973-1976. Retrieved September 18, 2020 .
  5. ^ IAU Luboš Perek. In: iau.org. Retrieved September 18, 2020 .
  6. ↑ 2900 Lubos Perek (1972 AR). In: NASA.gov. Retrieved September 18, 2020 .
  7. ^ The Minor Planet Circulars. Minor Planets and Comets 9478. (PDF; 160 kB) In: minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved September 18, 2020 .
  8. ^ Masaryk University Gold Medal 1994. Retrieved September 18, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Perek, Luboš
SHORT DESCRIPTION Czech astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH July 26, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Prague
DATE OF DEATH before September 17, 2020