Klaus Keil
![Dr. Klaus Keil (b. 1934), research scientist at NASA's Ames Research Center, shown at the Center's electron microprobe with a sample of meteorite.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Klaus_Keil_SIA-SIA2008-4699.jpg)
In 1988, Klaus won the Leonard Medal, which is awarded by the Meteoritical Society. In 2006, he won the J. Lawrence Smith Medal, which is awarded by the National Academy of Sciences. These awards are for his pioneering quantitative studies of minerals in meteorites and important contributions to understanding the nature, origin, and evolution of their parent bodies.
Asteroid 5054 Keil and the mineral keilite are named after Klaus.
Klaus is the father of professional tennis players Mark Keil and Kathrin Keil. Provided by Wikipedia
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