"Rensselaer" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples

"Rensselaer" Meaning

Rensselaer is a city located in the county of Rensselaer, New York, USA. It is situated on the eastern border of the state of New York, on the western shore of the Hudson River. The name "Rensselaer" is derived from Kiliaen van Rensselaer, a Dutch diamond merchant who was granted a charter to the colony of Rensselaerswyck in 1630.

"Rensselaer" Examples

Here are 5 usage examples based on the word "Rensselaer":

1. Historical Reference

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) is a private research university located in Troy, New York, and it is a descendant of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute founded in 1824 by Stephen van Rensselaer.

2. Geographical Definition

The Rensselaer County is a county in the state of New York, in the heart of the Hudson Valley, northeast of the city of Albany, the state capital.

3. Family Name

The Van Rensselaer family is a prominent Dutch-American and Dutch family from New York, who were part of the Dutch colonial leadership in colonial New York and the subsequent colonial leadership in colonial Pennsylvania.

4. Company Description

Rensselaer BioChip Corporation (also known as D.B. Microsystem the former company) was a US-based enterprise engaged in developing silicon curve WSi2-Tungsten silicide stabilized (WSi2) thin-film microfabrication technology.

5. Person

Stephen Van Rensselaer IV was an American Jurist and politician from New York, who served as the governor of New York from 1817 to 1819 as a member of the Federalist Party.