Liceo classico Cavour

Coordinates: 45°04′40″N 7°39′21″E / 45.07778°N 7.65583°E / 45.07778; 7.65583
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Liceo Ginnasio statale "Camillo Benso di Cavour", corso Tassoni 15, 10143 Turin, Italy. Main entrance (1931).

Liceo Ginnasio statale "Camillo Benso di Cavour" is the oldest

high schools in Italy
, for pupils aged 14 to 19. It was transferred to its present location in 1931.

History

It was founded in 1568 with the name of Collegio dei Nobili (it. for College of

high school in the Duchy of Savoy and thereafter (from 1713) in the Kingdom of Sardinia. In 1787 the College moved from its older Palace (assigned later to Accademia delle Scienze and to Museo Egizio
) to the Palace of the (suppressed) Convento del Carmine. It became a
Kingdom of Italy
. From 1911 to 1923 a Liceo Moderno was added to the Liceo classico. In 1931 the school moved to corso Tassoni, 15, in a new location, due to increasing numbers of students.

Teaching

The original curriculum (1568) focused on

Ancient Greek Language (first to fifth year) and Ancient Greek literature (third to fifth year), Humanities and Classics
, although with the increasing support of sciences.

Liceo Cavour today

Liceo Cavour provides good quality education, for which it has always been renowned in

public service broadcaster RAI
).

Alumni

Liceo Cavour has a long list of distinguished former pupils, including

Roman Catholic Church, the poet Guido Gozzano (for three years), Cesare Pavese (for three years), Ludovico Geymonat, Franco Venturi, Raf Vallone, and Livio Berruti, the surprising winner of the 200 m in the 1960 Summer Olympics
.

Bibliography

See also

  • Liceo Classico

References


External links

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