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Gerard Peter Kuiper (/ ˈ k aɪ p ər / KY-pər; born Gerrit Pieter Kuiper, Dutch: [ˈɣɛrɪt ˈpitər ˈkœypər]; 7 December 1905 – 23 December 1973) was a Dutch-American astronomer, planetary scientist, selenographer, author and professor. The Kuiper belt is named after him. Kuiper is considered by many to be the father of modern ...
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Gerard P. Kuiper, discoverer of Nereid. Nereid was discovered on 1 May 1949 by Gerard P. Kuiper using photographic plates taken with the 82-inch telescope at the McDonald Observatory. He proposed the name in the report of his discovery. It is named after the Nereids, sea-nymphs of Greek mythology and attendants of the god Neptune. [1]
David Kuiper (born 1980), Dutch rower; Duane Kuiper (born 1950), American baseball player; Edith Kuiper (born 1960), Dutch economist; F. B. J. Kuiper (1907–2003), Dutch Indologist; Gerard Kuiper (1905–1973), Dutch-American astronomer after whom the Kuiper belt was named; Glen Kuiper (born 1963) American broadcaster; Hennie Kuiper (born 1949 ...
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