Gerard Kuiper, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gerard Kuiper

Netherlands-born American astronomer

Date of Birth: 07-Dec-1905

Place of Birth: Harenkarspel, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 24-Dec-1973

Profession: astronomer, university teacher, cartographer

Nationality: United States, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Gerard Peter Kuiper (English: ; Dutch pronunciation: ['kœyp?r]; born Gerrit Pieter Kuiper; December 7, 1905 – December 23, 1973) was a Dutch 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.
As professor at the University of Chicago, he was dissertation advisor to Carl Sagan.
In 1958, the two worked on the classified military Project A119, the secret Air Force plan to detonate a nuclear warhead on the Moon.