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Gerard Peter Kuiper
* 1905 in Harenkarspel, Netherlands
+ 1973 in Mexico City
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Gerard Peter Kuiper was a Dutch–American astronomer, planetary scientist, selenographer, author and professor.
He is the eponymous namesake of the Kuiper belt.
Kuiper is considered by many to be the father of modern planetary science.
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