Rensselaer School

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Rensselaer School was an early 19th-century American institution of higher education in Troy, New York, that became known as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, one of the oldest technological universities in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf engineering school
institution of higher education
predecessor institution
academicFocus applied science
engineering
science
associatedWith history of American science education
industrial development of Troy, New York
cityServed Troy, New York NERFINISHED
coFoundedBy Amos Eaton
country United States of America
surface form: United States
educationLevel tertiary education
educationSystem American higher education system
foundedBy Stephen Van Rensselaer
surface form: Stephen Van Rensselaer III
foundingPurpose to apply science to the common purposes of life
hasMottoConcept practical application of scientific knowledge
hasSuccessor Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
hasType polytechnic precursor
technological school
historicalPeriod early 19th century
languageOfInstruction English
laterKnownAs Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
locatedIn New York
surface form: New York (state)

Troy, New York NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
namedAfter Stephen Van Rensselaer
surface form: Stephen Van Rensselaer III
notableFor being among the earliest technological schools in the United States
early use of laboratory-based science education
partOf history of engineering education in the United States
partOfHistoryOf Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
predecessorOf Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
regionServed Northeastern United States
sector private
stateServed New York State
surface form: New York (state)

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Stephen Van Rensselaer coFounded Rensselaer School
Stephen Van Rensselaer founded Rensselaer School
Amos Eaton coFounded Rensselaer School
Amos Eaton employer Rensselaer School
Douglass Houghton educatedAt Rensselaer School