Trivia 03-19-19 True or False

[roberts]

False

 

[Big Sarge]

False

Amos Eaton Hall is named after the co-founder of the college and father of Civil War General Amos Beebe Hall

 

[MRB1863]

"True"

 

[connecticut yankee]

FALSE (nice tricky question). The RPI math building is named for Amos Eaton, but NOT the Civil War General Amos Beebe Eaton. Rather it was named for one of RPI's founders---the guy below:

 

[GELongstreet]

Apparently false, though it is named for the father of a civil war general (Amos Eaton and Amos B. Eaton, respectively).

 

[NAC_96]

False

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[lelliott19]

False.
The building at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute which houses the Department of Mathematical Sciences is Amos Eaton Hall. It was named after Amos Eaton (17 May 1776 – 10 May 1842,) the co-founder and first senior professor of Rensselaer. wiki/Amos_Eaton_Hall

The Amos Eaton for which the building is named, was the father of Major General Amos Beebe Eaton (12 May 1806 – 21 February 1877.) Amos Beebe Eaton served as a career officer in the US Army and a Union general during the Civil War. So the man for which the building was named was not a Civil War general, but his son was. wiki/Amos_Eaton wiki/Amos_Beebe_Eaton

 

[Soldier Boy]

Answer: False; Amos Eaton Hall is the current home of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. It is named for Amos Eaton, the co-founder and the first senior professor of Rensselaer. He is the father of Gen. Amos Beebe Eaton.

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[Seduzal]

True

 

[SWMODave]

False

Amos Eaton was not only not a Civil War general, he had died in 1842

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[Copperhead-mi]

False

 

[donna]

False

It is Amos Eaton Hall. It is named for Amos Eaton, co-founder and first senior professor of Rensselaer. His dates are 1776-1842.

His son was Amos B. Eaton who was a Union General during the Civil War.

 

[Ole Miss]

False
It is named for Amos Eaton, the co-founder and first senior professor of Rensselaer.
Regards
David

 

[sarladaise]

False.
Amos Eaton Hall is named for the co-founder and first senior professor of Rensselaer.

 

[Saint Jude]

True. Named for Amos Beebe Eaton, who fought on the Union side.

 

[dplyed06]

True

Edit - Sorry, dplyed06, your answer is incorrect, but welcome to the trivia game, anyway.

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hoosier

 

[ami]

Answer – False. The math department at RPI is housed in Amos Eaton Hall. While Amos Beebe Eaton was a Civil War general, the building is not named for him. It is named for his father, a co-founder and senior professor of the school, who died in 1842.

Sources - https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amos_Eaton_Hall&oldid=788903292

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amos_Eaton&oldid=875664691