György Kulin (28 January 1905 – 22 April 1989) was a Hungarian

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and discoverer of

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s. He was born in Nagyszalonta and died in

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. He discovered 21

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s and is a co-discoverer of the comet C/1942 C1 (Whipple-Bernasconi-Kulin). In addition to astronomy he also wrote some science fiction.(Remembering György Kulin)
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3019 Kulin 3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and cultural significance in many societies ...

was named in his honor.

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Kulin György emlékoldal (Remembering György Kulin)
– impressive website associated with the celebrations held in January 2005, the centenary of his birth, with picture gallery and downloadable (but large) sound and video files. Includes comprehensive bibliography. The site is in Hungarian. Accessed 20 July 2005 1905 births 1989 deaths Discoverers of asteroids * 20th-century Hungarian astronomers Hungarian science fiction writers {{Hungary-scientist-stub