Arne Slettebak

Arne Edwin Slettebak (August 8, 1925 – May 20, 1999) was a naturalized American astronomer who served as chair of the astronomy department at the Ohio State University from 1962 to 1987 and director of the Perkins Observatory from 1959 to 1978. Slettebak was born in the Free City of Danzig before emigrating to the United States at a young age.

His principal research interests were in stellar rotation and Be stars, and he published over 90 papers, abstracts and articles over his career. The asteroid 9001 Slettebak, discovered in 1981, was named in his honour. Provided by Wikipedia