Gerard Kuiper

Description: (Dutch Astronomer, Planetary Scientist, Selenographer, Author and Professor)
Gerard Kuiper was blessed with an unusually sharp eyesight and could see stars clearly with the naked eye. The Dutch-born scientist later moved to the U.S., where he established the University of Arizona’s LPL. He also initiated research on the belt of comets surrounding the Sun, known as the Kuiper belt.

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Birthday December 7, 1905 (Sagittarius)
Born In Tuitjenhorn, Netherlands
Died on December 23, 1973
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