Gymnasium Haganum
| Gymnasium Haganum | |
|---|---|
 The Gymnasium Haganum in 2004 | |
| Address | |
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The Hague, Netherlands | |
| Information | |
| Type | Gymnasium |
| Established | before 1327 |
| Rector | Jan-Willem van Poortvliet |
| Number of students | 840 (2021) |
| Website | www |
The Gymnasium Haganum is one of the oldest
The name gymnasium refers to the
college prep schools. In the Netherlands the gymnasium consists of six years in which pupils study the usual school subjects, with the addition of compulsory Ancient Greek and Latin
, plus extra emphasis on academic and artistic skills.
Notable alumni
Notable alumni include:
- Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, Dutch Prime Minister
- Pieter Cort van der Linden, Dutch Prime Minister
- Annemarie, Duchess of Parma, journalist and consultant
- Frans Beelaerts van Blokland, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Ferdinand Bordewijk, writer
- Jacobus Capitein, scholar
- Carel Gabriel Cobet, classical scholar
- Conrad Busken Huet, writer
- Willem Drees Jr., politician and economist
- Pieter Nicolaas van Eyck, poet and philosopher
- Dirk Fock, politician
- Paul Verhoeven, film director
- Herman Theodoor Colenbrander, historian
- Willem van Eysinga, diplomat and jurist
- Marcellus Emants, novelist
- Pieter Geyl, historian
- Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, politician
- Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge, politician
- Herman Adriaan van Karnebeek, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Eelco van Kleffens, Minister of Foreign Affairs and diplomat
- H. G. van de Sande Bakhuyzen, astronomer
- Willem Caland, linguist
See also
- List of the oldest schools in the world
External links
- (in Dutch) Gymnasium Haganum
This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia article on this subject.
- ^ Onze Lieve Vrouwe Abdij te Middelburg: 585 Akte van voordracht van Bertoldus, rector scolarum te 's-Gravenhage, tot de vicarie, 1327;
- ^ "Gymnasium Haganum: héél véél informatie in cijfers en grafieken! (update 2022!)". AlleCijfers.nl (in Dutch). 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ "Beste scholen 2021 - Gymnasium Haganum". EWmagazine.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-09-28.