Van Berkel

Last updated April 08, 2019

Van Berkel is a Dutch toponymic surname indicating an origin in either Berkel, South Holland, Berkel, North Brabant, or a former hamlet now part of Horst, Limburg.^[1] The Berkel is also a river in Gelderland and North Rhine-Westphalia. A variant spelling is Van Berckel. Notable people with the surname include:

Dutch(Nederlands ) is a West Germanic language spoken by around 23 million people as a first language and 5 million people as a second language, constituting the majority of people in the Netherlands and Belgium. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives English and German.

A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name. This can include specific locations, such as the individual's place of origin, residence, or of lands that they held, or can be more generic, derived from topographic features.

Berkel en Rodenrijs is a town and former municipality in the western part of the Netherlands, and is located in the Dutch province of Zuid-Holland.

Ben van Berkel (born 1957), Dutch architect
- Van Berkel en Bos Architectenbureau
Crescendo van Berkel (b. 1992), Dutch footballer
Esther van Berkel (b. 1990), Dutch volleyball player
Gary J. Van Berkel (b. c. 1960), American chemist
Jan van Berkel (de ; fr ) (b. 1986), Swiss/Dutch triathlete, brother of Martina
Klaas van Berkel (b. 1953), Dutch historian of science
Martina van Berkel (b. 1989), Swiss/Dutch swimmer, sister of Jan
Tim Van Berkel (b. 1984), Australian triathlete
Wilhelmus van Berkel (it ; nl ) (1869-1952), Dutch inventor of the Berkel meat slicer and aircraft manufacturer
- Van Berkel W-A, 1920s fighter floatplane
- Van Berkel W-B, 1920s long range reconnaissance seaplane
The Van Berkel W-B was a single engine Dutch long range reconnaissance seaplane built in the early 1920s for work in the Dutch East Indies. Six were operated by the Dutch Naval Aviation Service (MLD) with disappointing results, though the last two were not decommissioned until 1933.

Ben van Berkel is a Dutch architect; founder and principal architect of the architectural practice UNStudio. With his studio he designed, among others, the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam, the Moebius House in the Netherlands, the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, Arnhem Central Station, the Singapore University of Architecture and Design, Raffles City in Hangzhou and numerous other buildings.

UNStudio is a Dutch architectural practice specializing in architecture, urban development and "infrastructural" projects. The practice was founded in 1988 by Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos. The initials "UN" stand for United Network, a reference to the collaborative nature of the practice comprising individuals from various countries with backgrounds and technical training in numerous fields. In 2009 UNStudio Asia was established, with its first office located in Shanghai, China. UNStudio Asia is a full daughter of UNStudio and is intricately connected to UNStudio Amsterdam. Initially serving to facilitate the design process for the Raffles City project in Hangzhou, UNStudio Asia has expanded into a full-service design office with a multinational team of all-round and specialist architects. UNStudio has an average work-force of 140 employees and a management team made up of two co-founders and three directors, Harm Wassink, Gerard Loozekoot and Astrid Piber.

Crescendo van Berkel is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back.

Van Berckel

Engelbert François van Berckel (1726–1796), Dutch politician
Nol van Berckel (1890–1973), Dutch footballer and judge
Pieter Johan van Berckel (1725–1800), Dutch mayor of Rotterdam and first Dutch ambassador to the United States of America

Engelbert François van Berckel was a Dutch politician during the Patriottentijd.

Nol van Berckel was a Dutch footballer and judge.

Pieter Johan van Berckel was a Dutch politician, who served as mayor of Rotterdam and the first ambassador from the Dutch Republic to the United States of America. He also remained part of the government of Rotterdam until 30 January 1788, when he was dismissed by William V, Prince of Orange and the Estates General of the Dutch Republic - he never returned to Rotterdam and remained a refugee, dying in Newark.

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↑ Berkel, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.

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[1] Berkel, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.