Gerard Kuiper

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Amsterdam
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkbp:birthDate 1905-12-07
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Haarlem
gptkbp:contribution study of planetary atmospheres
theory of planetary formation
research on the composition of asteroids
research on the geology of 2003 EL61
research on the geology of 2014 MU69
research on the geology of 2015 RR245
research on the geology of 2016 HO3
research on the geology of 2017 K2
research on the geology of 2018 VG18
research on the geology of 2019 LD2
research on the geology of 2020 CD3
research on the geology of the Moon
research on the origin of the solar system
study of comets
Kuiper's_law
discovery_of_Uranus'_moons
discovery_of_the_Kuiper_Belt
research_on_Pluto
research_on_Titan
research_on_the_atmospheres_of_Mars_and_Venus
research_on_the_geology_of_Callisto
research_on_the_geology_of_Ceres
research_on_the_geology_of_Eris
research_on_the_geology_of_Europa
research_on_the_geology_of_Ganymede
research_on_the_geology_of_Haumea
research_on_the_geology_of_Makemake
research_on_the_geology_of_Mars
research_on_the_geology_of_Sedna
research_on_the_geology_of_Titan
research_on_the_geology_of_Triton
research_on_the_geology_of_Venus
research_on_the_rings_of_Saturn
study_of_the_Moon's_surface
gptkbp:deathDate 1973-02-24
gptkbp:diedIn Tucson
gptkbp:employees gptkb:University_of_Arizona
gptkbp:field planetary science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gerard Kuiper
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Carl_Sagan
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Hermann_von_Helmholtz
gptkbp:knownFor Kuiper Belt
gptkbp:nationality Dutch
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:David_Levy
gptkbp:occupation astronomer
gptkbp:researchFocus outer solar system