Kuiper 2223818 208985194 2008-04-29T12:59:05Z Chphe 4343522 +[[fr:Kuiper]] '''Kuiper''' (also '''(de) Kuyper''', '''Cuiper''' and '''de Cuyper''') is a common [[Dutch language]] [[surname]] which means "[[Cooper (profession)|cooper]]" in English: it may refer to: == People == '''Kuiper''' *[[Adrian Kuiper]] (b. 1959), South African Cricketer *[[Albertine van Vliet-Kuiper]] (b. 1951), Dutch politician and [[burgomaster]] of [[Amersfoort]] *[[Duane Kuiper]] (b. 1950), American baseball player *[[Franciscus Bernardus Jacobus Kuiper]] (1907-2003), Dutch Indologist *[[Geert Kuiper]] (b. 1960), Frisian-Dutch [[speed skater]] and coach *[[Gerard Kuiper]] (1905-1973), Dutch-American astronomer *[[Hennie Kuiper]] (b. 1949), Dutch cyclist *[[Maarten Kuiper]] (?-1948), Dutch police man, [[NSB]] member and [[SS]] member *[[Martijn Kuiper]] (b. 1978), Dutch footballer *[[Nannie Kuiper]] (b. 1939), Dutch children's writer *[[Nicolaas Kuiper]] (1920-1994), Dutch mathematician *[[Pieter Cornelis Kuiper]] (1919-2002), Dutch psychiatrist and author *[[Rienk Kuiper]] (1886-1966), Frisian-Dutch president of Calvin College *[[Roel Kuiper]] (b. 1962), Dutch historian, philosopher and politician '''Kuyper''' * [[Abraham Kuyper]] (1837-1920), Dutch politician, statesman, journalist and theologian * [[Elisa Willem Kuyper]] (1894-1944), Dutch journalist, [[SS|SS member]] * [[H.H.Kuyper]], Dutch theologian * [[Jacob Kuyper]] (1821-1908), Dutch geographer and cartographer '''de Kuyper''' * [[Bob de Kuyper]], Dutch CEO of [[De Kuyper Royal Distillers]] * [[Eric de Kuyper]] (b. 1942), Belgian film director and writer * [[Petrus de Kuyper]], Dutch founder of "De Kuyper Royal Distillers" * [[Raymonde de Kuyper]] (b. 1955), Dutch actress * [[Willem de Kuyper]], Dutch anabaptist, emissary of [[Jan Matthijs]] and baptist of [[Obbe Philips]] '''Cuiper''' * [[Bernhard Cuiper]], German basketballer * [[Francois de Cuiper]] (18th century), Dutch explorer '''de Cuyper''' * [[Jan Baptist de Cuyper]] (1807-1852), Dutch [[sculptor]] * [[Floris de Cuyper]] (1875-1965), Belgian producer of Artist's medals Kuiper: The Outermost Three == Other == '''Named after Gerard Kuiper''' * [[Kuiper (lunar crater)|Kuiper]], a crater on the moon * [[1778 Kuiper]], an asteroid * [[Kuiper Airborne Observatory]], NASA research facility for infrared astronomy * [[Kuiper belt]] — is an area of the solar system extending past the orbit of Neptune. * [[Gerard P. Kuiper Prize]], award for outstanding achievement in the field of [[planetary science]] '''Named after others''' * [[Kuyper College]], a christian college close to [[Grand Rapids]], [[Michigan]] (named after Abraham Kuyper) * [[De Kuyper Royal Distillers]], a Dutch distillery (named after Petrus de Kuyper) == See also == * [[Kuipers]] (also Kuypers, Kuijpers, Kuperus and Cuypers) * [[Cooper]] {{disambig}} <!--PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE ONE OF THE LINKS TO THE DUTCH ARTCILES, THEY ARE NOT DOUBLE BUT LINK TO RESP KUIPER AND KUYPER--> [[Category:Dutch surnames]] [[de:Kuiper]] [[es:Kuiper]] [[fr:Kuiper]] [[it:Kuiper]] [[nl:Kuiper]]