What is Luboš Perek?
[[File:Luboš Perek P2072112.jpg|right|200px]] '''Luboš Perek''' (26 July 1919 – 17 September 2020) was a Czech astronomer. He was born in [[Prague]]. Perek was best known for his ''Catalogue of Galactic Planetary Nebulae'' co-written in 1967 with [[Luboš Kohoutek]]. From 1967 to 1970, he was General-Secretariat of the [[International Astronomical Union]]. He worked on the mass in the [[galaxy]], high-[[velocity]] stars, planetary [[nebula|nebulae]], definition of [[outer space]], geostationary orbit, space debris, and management of outer space.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-1-4419-9917-7_9355|title=Perek, Luboš|website=Springer Link|access-date=17 September 2020}}</ref> Perek [[centenarian|turned 100]] in July 2019. He died on 17 September 2020 in Prague, aged 101.<ref>[https://english.radio.cz/great-astronomer-lubos-perek-dies-101-8692385 Great astronomer Luboš Perek dies at 101]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Perek, Lubos}} [[Category:1919 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Czech astronomers]] [[Category:Scientists from Prague]] [[Category:Centenarians]] {{bio-stub}}