Kuperus
Kuperus and Cuperus are Latinized versions of the common Dutch surname Kuiper (and spelling variations) meaning cooper. This process was most common in the province of Friesland.[1] One family changed the spelling from Cuperus to Couperus in the 19th century.[2]
Kuperus[edit]
- Harmen Kuperus (born 1977), Dutch football goalkeeper
- Max Kuperus (born 1936), Dutch astronomer, professor of astrophysics at Utrecht University
- 9692 Kuperus, a Main Belt asteroid named after him
- Nicola Kuperus (fl. 2003), American musician
Cuperus[edit]
- Nicolaas Cupérus (1842–1928), Belgian politician and gymnastics promoter
- Watse Cuperus (1891–1966), Dutch journalist, writer and translator
Couperus[edit]
- Elisabeth Couperus-Baud (1867–1960), Dutch translator, wife of Louis
- John Ricus Couperus (1816–1902), Dutch lawyer in the Dutch East Indies, father of Louis
- Louis Couperus (1863–1923), Dutch novelist and poet; one of the foremost figures in Dutch literature
See also[edit]
- Kuperus (disambiguation)
- Kuipers, variant of surname Kuiper
- Cuypers, variation of the Dutch surname Kuipers
- Kuijpers, variation of the Dutch surname Kuipers
- Kuypers, variation of the Dutch surname Kuipers
References[edit]
This page lists people with the surname Kuperus.
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