He had been student of Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, who had been the first to liquefy helium (a feat for which Onnes received a Nobel Prize).
... land and 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 8.24% water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there are 4,950 people, 1,924 households, ...