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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rensselaer School canonical | 5 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
engineering school
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institution of higher education ⓘ predecessor institution ⓘ |
| academicFocus |
applied science
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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
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| 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
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surface form:
New York (state)
|
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