Gerard Kuiper
Dutch-American astronomer and planetary scientist
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. Wikipedia
Born: December 7, 1905, Tuitjenhorn, Netherlands
Died: December 23, 1973 (age 68 years), Mexico City, Mexico
Education: Universiteit Leiden (1924–1927)
Awards: Henry Norris Russell Lectureship and Prix Jules Janssen
Spouse: Sarah Parker Fuller (m. 1936–1973)
Doctoral students: Carl Sagan