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Rensselaer, Indiana Rensselaer is a city located along the Iroquois River in Marion Township, Jasper County, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,859 at the 2010 census, up from 5,294 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Jasper County. Saint ...

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Rensselaer (Amtrak station) Rensselaer station is an Amtrak station in Rensselaer, Indiana, served by the ''Cardinal''. History A small shelter at Rensselaer was built in 1981 and maintained by the local Lions Club. The former Monon Railroad The Monon Railroad , also k ...

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Rensselaer, Missouri Rensselaer is a village in Ralls County, Missouri, United States. The population was 253 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Rensselaer was laid out in 1876. The community took its name from nea ...

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Rensselaer County, New York Rensselaer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 161,130. Its county seat is Troy. The county is named in honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original Dutch owner of the l ...

Rensselaer, New York Rensselaer is a city in Rensselaer County, New York, United States, and is located on the east side of the Hudson River, directly opposite of Albany. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 9,210. Rensselaer is on the western border of ...

, a city in Rensselaer County *

Rensselaer Falls, New York Rensselaer Falls is a village located in St. Lawrence County, New York. As of the 2010 census, the village had a total population of 332. The current name came from mill owner Henry Van Rensselaer. The Village of Rensselaer Falls is in the western ...

, a village in St. Lawrence County *

Rensselaerville, New York Rensselaerville () is a town in Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 1,826 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Stephen Van Rensselaer. History Rensselaerville was once part of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck; as such ...

, a town in Albany County *

Manor of Rensselaerswyck The Manor of Rensselaerswyck, Manor Rensselaerswyck, Van Rensselaer Manor, or just simply Rensselaerswyck ( nl, Rensselaerswijck ), was the name of a colonial estate—specifically, a Dutch patroonship and later an English manor—owned by the va ...

, the Van Rensselaer family's estate during colonial times

People

Van Rensselaer (surname) The surname Van Rensselaer is of Dutch origin, more specifically Flemish. ''Van'' is a Dutch preposition meaning ''from'' and is a common prefix in Dutch language surnames. In Dutch, "van" is written with a lower case "v"; in the United States th ...

Rensselaer Morse Lewis Rensselaer Morse Lewis (November 9, 1820 – December 16, 1888) was an American merchant from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin who served a single one-year term in 1873 as a Liberal Reform Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Fond du Lac Cou ...

(1820-1888), Wisconsin state legislator *

Rensselaer Nelson Rensselaer Russell Nelson (May 12, 1826 – October 15, 1904) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. He was the son of United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel Nelson. Education an ...

(1826-1904), U.S. federal judge *

Rensselaer Westerlo Rensselaer Westerlo (May 6, 1776April 18, 1851) was a United States representative from New York and a member of the Livingston family. Early life Rensselaer Westerlo was born on May 6, 1776 at the Van Rensselaer Manor House in Albany in the P ...

(1776–1851), U.S. Congressman from New York * Bret Rensselaer, an American-born, British spy in the

Bernard Samson Bernard Samson is a fictional character created by Len Deighton. Samson is a middle-aged and somewhat jaded intelligence officer working for the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) – usually referred to as "the Department" in the novels. He is ...

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute () (RPI) is a private research university in Troy, New York, with an additional campus in Hartford, Connecticut. A third campus in Groton, Connecticut closed in 2018. RPI was established in 1824 by Stephen Van ...

, a university in Troy, New York

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