Rensselaer may refer to:
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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 ...
, a city
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Rensselaer (Amtrak station), serving the city
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Rensselaer, Missouri, a village
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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 ...
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Rensselaer, New York, a city in Rensselaer County
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Rensselaer Falls, New York, a village in St. Lawrence County
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Rensselaerville, New York, a town in Albany County
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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
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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 ...
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Rensselaer Morse Lewis (1820-1888), Wisconsin state legislator
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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
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Rensselaer Westerlo (1776–1851), U.S. Congressman from New York
* Bret Rensselaer, an American-born, British spy in the
Bernard Samson novels
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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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Van Rensselaer (disambiguation) Van Rensselaer may refer to:
*Van Rensselaer family, a prominent Dutch American family
*Van Rensselaer (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
*Van Rensselaer Island, an island in the Hudson River opposite the city of Albany, ...
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