About Ľubor Kresák
Lived 1927 – 1994 (aged 66). Ľubor Kresák was a Czech astronomer and pedagogue.
Ľubor Kresák (23 August 1927 in Topoľčany – 20 January 1994 in Bratislava) was a Slovak astronomer.
He discovered two comets: the periodic comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak and the non-periodic C/1954 M2 (Kresak-Peltier). He also suggested in 1978 that the Tunguska event was a fragment of the periodic comet Encke.
The asteroid 1849 Kresák was named in his honor.
His wife Margita Kresáková was also an astronomer.
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Who was Ľubor Kresák?
Slovak astronomist and university educator (1927–1994)
When was Ľubor Kresák born?
Ľubor Kresák was born on 23 August 1927 in Topoľčany.
When did Ľubor Kresák die?
Ľubor Kresák died on 20 January 1994 in Bratislava.
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Ľubor Kresák was an astronomer and pedagogue.
What nationality was Ľubor Kresák?
Ľubor Kresák was Czech.
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