Van Rensselaer

Target entity: Van Rensselaer
Context triple: [Catherine Van Rensselaer, familyName, Van Rensselaer]

• A. Kiliaen van Rensselaer
  Kiliaen van Rensselaer was a 17th-century Dutch merchant and one of the principal founders and patroons of the colony of Rensselaerswyck in New Netherland.
• B. Pierre Van Cortlandt
  Pierre Van Cortlandt was an American patriot and politician who served as the first lieutenant governor of New York during and after the Revolutionary War.
• C. Stephen Van Rensselaer
  Stephen Van Rensselaer was a prominent early American landowner, politician, and philanthropist best known as the patroon of Rensselaerswyck and co-founder of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
• D. Henry van Rensselaer
  Henry van Rensselaer was an American Revolutionary War officer from the prominent Van Rensselaer family of New York who played a notable role in the northern campaign against the British.
• E. Frederick Van Cortlandt
  Frederick Van Cortlandt was an 18th-century New York landowner and member of the prominent Van Cortlandt family associated with the historic Van Cortlandt House in the Bronx.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Van Rensselaer
Target entity description: Van Rensselaer is the surname of a prominent Dutch-descended colonial and early American family influential in New York’s political, social, and landowning history.

• A. Kiliaen van Rensselaer
  Kiliaen van Rensselaer was a 17th-century Dutch merchant and one of the principal founders and patroons of the colony of Rensselaerswyck in New Netherland.
• B. Pierre Van Cortlandt
  Pierre Van Cortlandt was an American patriot and politician who served as the first lieutenant governor of New York during and after the Revolutionary War.
• C. Stephen Van Rensselaer
  Stephen Van Rensselaer was a prominent early American landowner, politician, and philanthropist best known as the patroon of Rensselaerswyck and co-founder of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
• D. Henry van Rensselaer
  Henry van Rensselaer was an American Revolutionary War officer from the prominent Van Rensselaer family of New York who played a notable role in the northern campaign against the British.
• E. Frederick Van Cortlandt
  Frederick Van Cortlandt was an 18th-century New York landowner and member of the prominent Van Cortlandt family associated with the historic Van Cortlandt House in the Bronx.
• F. None of above. chosen