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obSurnameCapitalisation:

Posted Sep 15, 2009 16:05 UTC (Tue) by jordanb (guest, #45668)
In reply to: obSurnameCapitalisation: by mjw
Parent article: Van de Ven: Introducing 'timechart'

The Chicago Manual says this on the subject of Dutch names:

Section 8.13 Dutch Names:
> In english usage, the particles van, van den, ter, and the like are lowercased when full names are given but usually capitalized when only the last name is used.

> Joannes van Keulen; Van Keulen
> Pieter van den Keere; Van den Keere
> Vincent van Gogh; Van Gogh
> Gerard ter Borch; Ter Borch

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