Trivia 03-19-19 True or False

[Trivia Master]

True or false: The Department of Mathematical Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is housed in a building named for a Civil War general.

(Note: Answers must clearly specify either the word "True" or the word "False.")

credit: @hoosier

 

[General Casey]

False. The building is named for Amos Eaton, who died in 1842.

 

[hughes]

"False"

 

[captaindrew]

False, it is named for the father of a CW general, Amos Eaton, his son Amos Beebe Eaton was a CW general

 

[ErnieMac]

False. The building is named for Amos Eaton, one of the early instructors at Rennselaer and the father of the Civil War general.

 

[Northern Light]

False- It is named for General Amos Beebe Eaton's father, Amos Eaton.

 

[Stony]

False
source-wiki

 

[DBF]

False - according to Wikipedia RPI's Department of Mathematical Sciences is housed in Amos Eaton Hall named for RPI's co-founder and he died in 1842, so he was unable to be a Civil War General. He did have a son also named Amos Eaton that was a civil war general - but it is not named in his honor - but his father's.

 

[Jimklag]

False

 

[Caesar's Ghost]

False: Amos Eaton Hall is named for Amos Eaton (1776-1842), the father of Major General Amos Beebe Eaton (1806-1877)
Amos Eaton Amos Eaton Hall

 

[Eleanor Rose]

False.

Source

 

[kholland]

False

 

[Brenal]

False.
Amos Eaton Hall was named after the botanist, geologist and educator who died in 1842, not Brig. General Amos Beebe Eaton USA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_Eaton_Hall

 

[FarawayFriend]

False.

The building is named for botanist and geologist Amos Eaton, who died before the Civil War had even started.

 

[luinrina]

False. According to Wikipedia, the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is currently housed in the Amos Eaton Hall, named after the co-founder and first senior professor of Rensselaer, Amos Eaton, who died before the Civil War, so the building cannot be named after a Civil War general.

 

[Schwallanscher]

false, as amos eaton after whom amos eaton hall is named died in 1842 and thusly hardly can be called a civil war general

 

[JOHN42768]

False. RPI Mathematical Science is named after Amos Eaton (May 17, 1776 – May 10, 1842) Although one of his sons B.G. Amos Bebee Eaton was a Civil War General

 

[WJC]

True or false: The Department of Mathematical Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is housed in a building named for a Civil War general.

(Note: Answers must clearly specify either the word "True" or the word "False.")

credit: @hoosier

False. RPI's Department of Mathematical Sciences is housed in Amos Eaton Hall, named for Amos Eaton (1776-1842), co-founder and first Senior Professor of the institution.

 

[sjw83071]

False
The building is named after Amos Eaton. His son Amos Beebe Eaton was a CW general.

 

[Wallyfish]

False.

Current building is named Amos Easton who died in 1842.