Van Maanen is a
Dutch
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toponymic surname
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Gelderland
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now part of
Ede.
Maanen, van
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. 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)
References
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