Van Beuren () is a

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

surname. The word ''van'' is equivalent to the English "of" and the German ''von'', hence it usually is not capitalized in names. The similar name,

Buren Buren () is a town and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Betuwe region of the Netherlands. Buren has 27,168 inhabitants as of 1 January 2022. Geography Buren is located in Gelderland, a province of the Netherlands. It is pa ...

, is a city or estate in the Netherlands which was ruled by the

Egmond family The House of Egmond or Egmont ( French: ''Maison d'Egmond'', Dutch: ''Huis Egmond'') is named after the Dutch town of Egmond, province of North Holland, and played an important role in the Netherlands during the Middle Ages and the Early modern ...

. Dutch nobles were commonly named after their possessions. Literally translated, the Dutch word means "neighbours". The surname '' van Buren'' that sometimes is used by the Dutch royal house, is related. The name van Beuren may refer to: * Amadee J. van Beuren (1880–1938), American film producer **

Van Beuren Studios The Van Beuren Corporation was a New York City-based animation studio that produced theatrical cartoons as well as live-action short-subjects from the 1920s to 1936. History In 1920, the Keith-Albee organization formed Fables Pictures for the ...

, American animation studio * Frederick T. van Beuren, Jr. (1876–1943), American physician, surgeon, educator, and writer * Hope Hill van Beuren, American billionaire *John Mohlman van Beuren, American founder of Quan-Tech Laboratories, Inc. and owner two homes built by

Bauhaus The Staatliches Bauhaus (), commonly known as the , was a German art school operational from 1919 to 1933 that combined Decorative arts, crafts and the fine arts.Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 4th edn., ...

architects

Bertrand Goldberg Bertrand Goldberg (July 17, 1913 – October 8, 1997) was an American architect and industrial designer, best known for the Marina City complex in Chicago, Illinois, the tallest reinforced concrete building in the world at the time of complet ...

and

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Ludwig Mies van der Rohe ( ; ; born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies; March 27, 1886August 17, 1969) was a German-American architect, academic, and interior designer. He was commonly referred to as Mies, his surname. He is regarded as one of the pionee ...

*Michael van Beuren, American Bauhaus designer of furniture

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