Rensselaer 379019 219517389 2008-06-15T16:37:10Z 216.114.167.100 removed an extra newline-- should have done last edit '''Rensselaer''', a surname, may refer to: {{TOCright}} ====Places==== *[[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]], a university in Troy, New York *[[Rensselaer County, New York]] *[[Rensselaer, Indiana]] *[[Rensselaer, Missouri]] *[[Rensselaer, New York]] *[[Rensselaer Falls, New York]], farther north than the other Rensselaers in New York ====People==== * [[Kiliaen van Rensselaer]] (1585–1643), Dutch founder of the only successful patroonship in the New Netherland colony, Rensselaerwyck * [[Jeremias Van Rensselaer]] (1632-1674), son of Kiliaen * [[Jeremiah Van Rensselaer]] (1738–1810), a United States Representative and New York politician (father of Solomon, great-great-grandson of Kiliaen). * [[Killian Van Rensselaer]] (1763–1845), a lawyer and U.S. Representative from New York (cousin to Jeremiah, uncle of Solomon, great-great-grandson of Kiliaen) * [[Solomon Van Rensselaer]] (1774–1852), a U.S. Representative from New York and lieutenant colonel during the War of 1812 (son of Jeremiah, nephew of Killian) * [[Stephen Van Rensselaer III]] (1764–1839), founder of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a U.S. Representative from New York (great-great-great-grandson of Kiliaen). * [[Rensselaer Westerlo]] (1776-1851), a U.S. Representative from New York (half-brother of Stephen Van Rensselaer III) * [[Henry Van Rensselaer]] (1810–1864), a Union Army general during the American Civil War, and a U.S. Representative from the state of New York (son of Stephen) {{disambig}} [[Category:Surnames]] [[de:Rensselaer]] [[nl:Rensselaer]] [[pl:Rensselaer]] [[pt:Rensselaer]] [[vo:Rensselaer]]