George Vancouver

George Vancouver (June 22, 1757 – May 12, 1798) was an officer of the Royal Navy, and an explorer best known for his exploration of North America, including the Pacific coast along Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia; he also explored the southwest coast of Australia. He was born in King's Lynn, England.

"Vancouver" History of the family name

The origins of the family name are a hotly disputed issue. Popular belief states that the name is derived from a small village in the northeast of the Netherlands. However this theory is directly quoted from the misinterpretations of Mr. Adrien Mansfeld (Consul General of the Netherlands based in Vancouver BC in the 1970s).

Related Topics:
Family name - Netherlands - Consul General - 1970s

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As per Mr. Mansfeld's theory, The family name Vancouver was derived from 'Van Coevorden', meaning 'from Coevorden', hence the locations mentioned were indirectly named after this town in the Netherlands.

Related Topics:
Family name - Van - Coevorden - Netherlands

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The World exposition in Vancouver BC in 1986, Expo 86, asserted to the world that this belief was correct and solidified it as historical fact.

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World exposition - Vancouver - 1986 - Expo 86 - Historical

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However this theory is based solely on the assumptions of Mr. Mansfeld and lack any actual proof. Documents quoted by Mr. Mansvelt which are accepted as undeniable proof of his theory are at most skeptical proof of actual fact.

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See also Captain Vancouver, another theory.

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This theory is based on the theory that the name Vancouver was actually a misspelling or anglicized version of the name "van Couwen", which is still a very common name in the Netherlands.

Related Topics:
Misspelling - Anglicized - Netherlands

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Though the two theories both agree that the name was changed to an anglicized version of the original Dutch name, the contradictions start with "WHICH NAME" was changed and how was it changed.

Related Topics:
Anglicized - Dutch - Contradictions

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Both opinions show ample evidence of being correct, but without actual DNA evidence it will likely never be proved.

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Evidence - DNA

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