Marijan Prosen - Majo (born 13 March 1937) is a
Slovene astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses their studies on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth. They observe astronomical objects such as stars, planets, natural satellite, moons, comets and galaxy, g ...
, author of numerous scientific and popular science books and articles on astronomy.
In 1980 he won the
Levstik Award
The Levstik Award ( sl, Levstikova nagrada) is a literary award in Slovenia awarded for achievements in children's literature. It has been bestowed since 1949 by the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House, making it the first literary award established ...
for his book ''Utrinki iz astronomije'' (Flashes from Astronomy).
References
1937 births
Living people
Slovenian astronomers
Levstik Award laureates
People from Brežice
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