Van Hasselt Explained

Van Hasselt is a Dutch-language toponymic surname, meaning "from Hasselt", a town either in Belgian Limburg, Dutch Limburg, Overijssel, the District of Kleve, or East Frisia . Notable people with this surname include the following:

• Johan Coenraad van Hasselt (1797–1823), Dutch physician, zoologist, botanist and mycologist
• André Henri Constant van Hasselt (1806–1874), Dutch-Belgian writer and poet
• (1814–1902), Dutch entomologist and toxicologist
• Barthold Theodoor Willem van Hasselt (1896–1960), Dutch chief executive
• Dr. Sjoerd Johan van Hasselt (1992–present), Dutch biologist specialized in chronobiology and sleep research
• Tony van Hasselt, A.W.S. (1937-2022), Dutch-born American watercolor landscape painter and teacher.