| Van Helsing | |
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| Dracula character | |
 Edward Van Sloan as Van Helsing in Dracula (1931) | |
| Created by | Bram Stoker |
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| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Birthplace | Amsterdam,[3] Netherlands |
Professor Abraham Van Helsing (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːbraːɦɑɱ vɑn ˈhɛlsɪŋ]) is a fictional character from the 1897 gothic horror novel Dracula written by Bram Stoker. Van Helsing is a Dutch polymath doctor with a wide range of interests and accomplishments, partly attested by the string of letters that follows his name: "MD, D.Ph., D.Litt., etc.",[4] indicating a wealth of experience, education and expertise. He is a doctor, professor, lawyer, philosopher, scientist, and metaphysician. The character is best known through many adaptations of the story as a vampire slayer, monster hunter and the arch-nemesis of Count Dracula, and the prototypical and the archetypal parapsychologist in subsequent works of paranormal fiction. Some later works tell new stories about Van Helsing, while others, such as Dracula (2020) and I Woke Up a Vampire (2023) have characters that are his descendants.
- ^ Stoker, Bram. "Johnathon Harker's Journal". Dracula (PDF). p. 497.
At nine o'clock Dr. Van Helsing, Dr. Seward and I call on Messrs
- ^ Stoker, Bram. "Ch 26, Mina Harker's Journal". Dracula (PDF). p. 508.
HerJonathan interrupted him hotly, 'Do you mean to say, Professor Van Helsing, that you would bring Mina, in her sad case and tainted as she is with that devil's illness, right into the jaws of his deathtrap?
- ^ Stoker, Bram. "Ch 9, Letter Dr Seward to Arthur Holmwood, 2 September". Dracula (PDF). p. 161.
I have written to my old friend and master, Professor Van Helsing, of Amsterdam
- ^ Stoker, Bram. "Ch 9, LETTER, ABRAHAM VAN HELSING, MD, DPh, D. Lit, ETC, ETC, TO DR. SEWARD 2 September". Dracula (PDF). p. 162.