Van Maanen Explained

Van Maanen is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from ", a former town in Gelderland now part of Ede.^[1] Variants include Van Manen and Van Maenen. People with this name include:

• Adriaan van Maanen (1884–1946), Dutch-American astronomer
• Cornelis Felix van Maanen (1769–1849), Dutch minister and jurist
• Gregory Van Maanen (born 1937), American painter and Vietnam war veteran
• Harold Van Maanen (born 1928), American (Iowa) politician
• John Van Maanen (born 1943), American professor of management
• Willem G. van Maanen (1920–2012), Dutch journalist and writer

See also

• Van Maanen (crater), a lunar crater named after Adriaan van Maanen
• Van Maanen's Star, a white dwarf discovered by Adriaan van Maanen
• Van Maanen (family), Dutch patrician family, descendants of Wouter van Maanen (*c.1625)

Notes and References

1. http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=van%20maanen&gba_naam=van%20Maanen&nfd_naam=Maanen,%20van&operator=eq&taal= Maanen, van