Van Gelder is a Dutch

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

Guelders The Duchy of Guelders ( nl, Gelre, french: Gueldre, german: Geldern) is a historical duchy, previously county, of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the Low Countries. Geography The duchy was named after the town of Geldern (''Gelder'') in pr ...

", a county and later duchy in the Low Countries.Gelder, van
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. People with the name include: * Anna van Gelder (1614–1687), wife of the Dutch admiral Michiel de Ruyter * Arne Van Gelder (born 1997), Belgian acrobatic gymnast * Cornelia van Gelder (1904–1969), Dutch swimmer * David van Gelder (born 1940), Israeli fencer *

Dora van Gelder Dora Kunz née Theodora Sophia van Gelder (April 28, 1904 – August 25, 1999) was a Dutch-American writer, psychic, alternative healer,Russell Targ, Jane Katra, ''Miracles of Mind:Exploring Nonlocal Consciousness and Spiritual Healing,'' 1999. pp. ...

(1904–1999), Dutch-born American writer, psychic, alternative healer * Edwin van Gelder (born 1978), Dutch graphic designer and art director *

Geert Jan van Gelder Gerard Jan Henk van Gelder FBA (born 10 June 1947) is a Dutch academic who was the Laudian Professor of Arabic at the University of Oxford from 1998 to 2012. Life After completing his secondary education at the Vossius Gymnasium Amsterdam, Van Ge ...

(born 1947), Dutch Arabist *

Gordon Van Gelder Gordon Van Gelder (born 1966) is an American science fiction editor. From 1997 until 2014, Van Gelder was editor and later publisher of ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', for which he has twice won the Hugo Award for Best Editor Shor ...

(born 1966), American science fiction editor *

Hendrik Arend van Gelder Hendrik Arend van Gelder (3 November 1825, in Wormerveer – 17 June 1899, in Haarlem) was a Dutch Mennonite teacher and minister. Van Gelder was the son of the paper maker Hendrik van Gelder and Aagtje Mats. He was trained at the Amsterdam M ...

(1825–1899), Dutch Mennonite teacher and minister * J.H. van Gelder (1887–1969), Dutch pediatrician and art collector * Jack van Gelder (born 1950), Dutch sports commentator and television presenter * Jan Gerrit van Gelder (1903–1980), Dutch art historian *

Julie Van Gelder Julie Van Gelder (born 17 September 1993) is a Belgian female acrobatic gymnast. With partners Ineke Van Schoor and Kaat Dumarey, Van Gelder achieved bronze in the 2014 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships. In June 2015, she participate ...

(born 1993), Belgian acrobatic gymnast *

Lawrence Van Gelder Lawrence Ralph Van Gelder (February 17, 1933 – March 11, 2016) was an American journalist and instructor in journalism who worked at several different New York City-based newspapers in his long career. Until 2010, he was senior editor of the Ar ...

(1933–2016), American journalist and magazine editor *

Leslie Van Gelder Leslie Van Gelder (born January 27, 1969) is an American archaeologist, writer, and educator whose primary work involves the study of Paleolithic Finger Flutings in Rouffignac Cave and Gargas Cave in Southern France. Working with her husband, ...

(born 1969), American archaeologist and writer * (1872-1943), Dutch impresario * Max van Gelder (1924–2019), Dutch water polo player * Nicolaes van Gelder (1636–1676), Dutch still life painter *

Peter van Gelder Peter Van Gelder (born March 19, 1940) is a sitarist and musician who played saxophone and bass in The Great Society. Van Gelder moved to San Francisco after college and learned bass to play in The Great Society; he played saxophone on White R ...

(born 1940), sitarist and educator *

Richard Van Gelder Richard George Van Gelder (December 17, 1928 – February 23, 1994) was an American mammalogist who served as the Curator of Mammalogy for the American Museum of Natural History in New York for more than twenty-five years. Career Among his acc ...

(1928–1994), American mammalogist and museum curator *

Rudy Van Gelder Rudolph Van Gelder (November 2, 1924 – August 25, 2016) was an American recording engineer who specialized in jazz. Over more than half a century, he recorded several thousand sessions, with musicians including John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Theloni ...

(1924–2016), American music recording engineer *

Tim van Gelder Tim van Gelder is the co-founder of Austhink Software, an Australian software development company, and the Managing Director of Austhink Consulting. He was born in Australia, and was educated at the University of Melbourne (BA, 1984). He went o ...

(born 1960s), Australian software engineer *

Tinus van Gelder Martinus "Tinus" van Gelder (2 December 1911 – 26 August 1999) was a Dutch cyclist. He competed in the tandem event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. See also * List of Dutch Olympic cyclists This is a list of all Dutch cyclists who competed ...

(1911–1991), Dutch track cyclist *

Yuri van Gelder Yuri van Gelder (born 20 April 1983) is a Dutch gymnast, whose best discipline is the rings. His nickname is "Lord of the Rings". Career Born in Waalwijk, Netherlands, Van Gelder took the gold in the men's rings at the 2005 European Championshi ...

(born 1983), Dutch gymnast

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