Iván Almár, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Iván Almár

Hungarian astronomer

Date of Birth: 21-Apr-1932

Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary

Profession: astronomer

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Iván Almár (born April 21, 1932 in Budapest) is a Hungarian astronomer.
He proposed the San Marino Scale as a means of assessing risks related to extraterrestrial communication.
Almár also serves on the Advisory Council of METI (Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence).
Asteroid 191856 Almáriván, discovered by Hungarian astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky at the Piszkésteto Station in 2004, was named in his honor.
The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 10 December 2011 (M.P.C.
77509).