Evangelisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster
| Evangelisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster | |
|---|---|
Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia | |
| Headmaster | Dr. Anette Martinez-Moreno |
| Grades | 5 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 800 (approx.) |
| Website | www.graues-kloster.de |
 Ruins of the original Evangelisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster, in 2005 | |
The Evangelisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster, located in suburban
Evangelical Church in West Berlin in 1949 as the Evangelisches Gymnasium, it continues the traditions of the ancient Berlinisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster, the oldest Gymnasium in Berlin, which for hundreds of years was situated in former monastery buildings in the city's Mitte
district, closed by the East Germans in 1958. In 1963 the Evangelisches Gymnasium of West Berlin adopted its traditions and added "zum Grauen Kloster" to its name.
Curriculum
The Evangelisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster is one of the last schools in Berlin offering the entire range of
Hebrew
.
Extracurricular activities
The debating society deserves particular mention as members of the society have won several Jugend debattiert student competitions over the last years. Rowing and Hockey are popular activities as well.[1][2]
History
The original school was established on 13 July 1574 by Elector
Reformation. The premises were centered around the Gothic abbey church dating from the 13th century, whose ruins are still being visible near Alexanderplatz
.
After the ancient school's buildings had been destroyed by
Evangelical Church established the present school in West Berlin as the Evangelisches Gymnasium. This found a new home in Schmargendorf in 1954. In 1958 the Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster was officially abolished by the Communist
authorities, and in 1963 the Evangelisches Gymnasium adopted its traditions and name.
The remnants of the original school's library, including donations by
Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin
.
Notable alumni and staff of the Berlinisches Gymnasium
- Alumni
- Johann Crüger (1598–1662), composer
- Johann Gottfried Schadow, (1764–1850), architect
- Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher, (1768–1834), theologian and philosopher
- Karl Friedrich Schinkel, (1781–1841), architect
- Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778–1852), "father of gymnastics"
- Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker (1788–1862), astronomer
- Johann Gustav Droysen (1808–1884), German historian
- Carl Mayet (1810–1868) chess master
- Hermann Lebert (1813–1878), German physician, pathologist
- Hermann Bonitz (1814–1888), German scholar
- Johann Georg Halske (1814–1890), mechanic and entrepreneur (Siemens & Halske)
- Heinrich Ernst Beyrich (1815–1896), geologist
- Otto von Bismarck (1815–1898), German statesman
- Wilhelm Stieber (1818–1882), secret agent
- Emil Rathenau (1838–1915), entrepreneur
- Franz Hilgendorf(1839–1904), zoologist
- Paul Langerhans (1847–1888), pathologist
- Henri James Simon(1851–1932), entrepreneur
- Theodor Simon Flatau (1860–1937), physician
- Paul Hirsch (1868–1940), politician
- Eduard Spranger (1882–1963), philosopher
- Carlheinz Neumann (1905–1983), rower
- Franz/François Willi Wendt (1909–1970), painter
- Edward Ullendorff (born 1920), German-British academic
- Hans Georg Dehmelt (born 1922), physicist (Nobel Prize in Physics 1989)
- Hermann Prey (1929–1998), baritone
- Lothar de Maizière (born 1940), politician
- Anna Mila Guyenz (born 1995), fashion model
- Staff
- Samuel Rodigast, (1649–1708), poet
- Johann Joachim Bellermann (1754–1842), Hebraist
- Karl Philipp Moritz (1757–1793), author
- Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher(1768–1834), theologian
- Johann Gustav Droysen (1808–1884), historian
- Heinrich Bellermann (1832−1903), music theorist
- Anton Friedrich Büsching (1724–1793), geographer, headmaster from 1766
Notable alumni of the Evangelisches Gymnasium
- Bernhard Britting (born 1940), rower
- Thekla Carola Wied (born 1944), actress
- Ulrich Matthes (born 1959), actor
- Oscar2007)
See also
Bibliography
- Scholtz, H. (1998): Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster 1874–1974. Bewährungsproben einer Berliner Gymnasialtradition in ihrem vierten Jahrhundert. Dt. Studien-Verl. ISBN 3-89271-768-0.
- Dietrich, M. (1997): Berlinische Kloster- und Schulhistorie. Neudr. [der Ausg.] Berlin, Nicolai, 1732. Scherer. ISBN 3-89433-031-7.
- Eckstein, F.A. (2005): Nomenclator Philologorum. 1871, Hamburg: korr. Ausgabe von Johannes Saltzwedel Digitalisat
References
- ^ "Home". klosterrudern.de.
- ^ "Ev. Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster – eine Schule der Schulstiftung in der EKBO".
External links
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