Professor
Abraham Van Helsing is a character from the 1897
Gothic horror novel
Dracula. Van Helsing is an aged Dutch doctor with a wide range of interests and accomplishments, partly attested by the
string of letters that follows his name: "
M.D.,
D.Ph.,
D.Litt., etc, etc," indicating a wealth of experience, education and expertise. The character is best known throughout his many adaptations as a
vampire hunter, monster hunter, and the
archenemy of
Count Dracula.