Van Gent

Van Gent is a Dutch language surname indicating coming from the city of Ghent and may refer to:

  • Pedro de Gante, Flemish missionary, also known as Pieter van Gent
  • Eugene Van Gent, American college football and basketball coach
  • Hendrik van Gent, Dutch astronomer
    • Van Gent (crater), lunar crater named for the astronomer
    • 1666 van Gent, asteroid discovered by Hendrik van Gent
  • Ineke van Gent, Dutch politician
  • John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, also known as Jan van Gent

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    “There is but one Paris and however hard living may be here, and if it became worse and harder even—the French air clears up the brain and does good—a world of good.”
    —Vincent Van Gogh (1853–1890)