László Detre (19 April 1906,

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– 15 October 1974,

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) was a Hungarian astronomer well known for his work on

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s. Detre was the director for many years of the

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in Budapest (assuming the role in 1943), a professor of

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, and editor of the ''Information Bulletin of Variable Stars'' of the

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. Discovered in 1940, asteroid 1538 Detre is named after him. His two sons were prominent sailors:

Szabolcs Detre Szabolcs Detre (March 7, 1947) is a Hungarian sailor. He won the Olympic Bronze Medal in 1980 Summer Olympics in Flying Dutchman class along with his brother Zsolt Detre Zsolt Detre (born March 7, 1947) is a Hungarian sailor. He won the Ol ...

(father of windsurfer Diána Detre) and

Zsolt Detre Zsolt Detre (born March 7, 1947) is a Hungarian sailor. He won the Olympic Bronze Medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics, Flying Dutchman class along with his brother Szabolcs Detre. Early life His father wa ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Detre, Laszlo 20th-century Hungarian astronomers Members of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences 1906 births 1974 deaths 1974 suicides Suicides in Hungary