Per Maltby (3 November 1933 – 24 May 2006) was a Norwegian astronomer. He took his

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degree at the

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in 1957, and was a

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there before becoming lecuter at the

University of Bergen The University of Bergen () is a public university, public research university in Bergen, Norway. As of 2021, the university had over 4,000 employees and 19,000 students. It was established by an act of parliament in 1946 consolidating several sci ...

in 1960. His specialties were

solar physics Solar physics is the branch of astrophysics that specializes in the study of the Sun. It intersects with many disciplines of pure physics and astrophysics. Because the Sun is uniquely situated for close-range observing (other stars cannot be re ...

and

radioastronomy Radio astronomy is a subfield of astronomy that studies celestial objects using radio waves. It started in 1933, when Karl Jansky at Bell Telephone Laboratories reported radiation coming from the Milky Way. Subsequent observations have identified ...

. He took the

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degree in 1964, was appointed as a lecturer of

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at the

in 1967, and was a professor from 1983. He published several books, including textbooks. At his death he was called "the most important pillar of Norwegian astrophysics and space research over the last 40 years".

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1933 births 2006 deaths Norwegian astronomers University of Oslo alumni Academic staff of the University of Bergen Academic staff of the University of Oslo {{Norway-academic-bio-stub