# Gerard Kuiper

> Gerard Peter Kuiper was a Dutch astronomer, planetary scientist, selenographer, author and professor. The Kuiper belt is named after him.

*Netherlands-born American astronomer (1905–1973)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/gerard-kuiper

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1905-12-07
- **Died:** 1973-12-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 56.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.2 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 21.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Gerard Kuiper](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Kuiper)
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- [Gerard Kuiper](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Kuiper)
- [Cerard Koyper](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerard_Koyper)
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- [Герард Кайпер](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80)
- [গেরার্ড কাইপার](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0)
- [Gerard Kuiper](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Kuiper)
- [Gerard Kuiper](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Kuiper)
- [Койпер Джерард Петер](https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%B9%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80)
- [Gerard Kuiper](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Kuiper)
- [Gerard Peter Kuiper](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Peter_Kuiper)
- [Γκέραρντ Κάιπερ](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%93%CE%BA%CE%AD%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%BD%CF%84_%CE%9A%CE%AC%CE%B9%CF%80%CE%B5%CF%81)
- [Gerard Kuiper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Kuiper)
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- [Gerard Kuiper](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Kuiper)
- [Gerard Peter Kuiper](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Peter_Kuiper)
- [جرارد کویپر](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%DA%A9%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%BE%D8%B1)
- [Gerard Kuiper](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Kuiper)
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- [ג'ררד קאיפר](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92'%D7%A8%D7%A8%D7%93_%D7%A7%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%A8)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192948)

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