Per Maltby

{{Short description|Norwegian astronomer}}

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

He took his cand.real. degree at the University of Oslo in 1957, and was a research assistant there before becoming lecuter at the University of Bergen in 1960.

His specialties were solar physics and radioastronomy. He took the dr.philos. degree in 1964, was appointed as a lecturer of astrophysics at the University of Oslo in 1967, and was a professor from 1983. He published several books, including textbooks.{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Per Maltby|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|url=http://www.snl.no/Per_Maltby|language=no|access-date=7 April 2009}} At his death he was called "the most important pillar of Norwegian astrophysics and space research over the last 40 years".{{cite news|title=Per E. Maltby|last=Kjeldseth-Moe|first=Olav|date=31 May 2006|work=Aftenposten|language=no|author2=Andersen Bo Nyborg|author3=Engvold, Oddbjørn}}