Dreikönigsgymnasium
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| Type | Gymnasium |
|---|---|
| Established | 1450 |
| Location | , |
| Website | www.dkg-koeln.de |
The Dreikönigsgymnasium ("Tricoronatum", meaning "Three Kings School", sometimes referred to in English as the College of the Three Crowns) is a regular public Gymnasium located in Cologne, Germany. Founded in 1450 by the city of Cologne,[1] it is the oldest school in Cologne and one of the oldest in Germany. In 1556 it was transferred to Jesuit control through the son of the mayor, who had become a Jesuit.[2] The Jesuits continued to run the school until 1778, when control was restored to the city after the papal suppression of the Jesuits of 1773.[1]
Notable alumni
- Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn (1545–1617) was a Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
- Dietrich von Fürstenberg (1546–1618), Prince-Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paderborn
- Erycius PUTEANUS (1574-1646), Historiographe - Professor consilliarus - Venlo
- Johann Adam Schall von Bell (1592–1666), Jesuit missionary to China
- Maximilian Henry of Bavaria (1621-1688), Archbishop-Elector of Cologne[3]
- Franz Egon of Fürstenberg (1626–1682), Imperial Count
- Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg (1629–1704), prince of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg
- Theodor Schwann (1810–1882), physiologist
- Adolph Kolping (1813–1865), Catholic priest
- Carl Schurz (1829–1906), German revolutionary, American statesman and reformer, and Union Army general
- Wilhelm Marx (1863–1946), Chancellor of Germany during the Weimar Republic
- Fritz Schramma (born 1947), Mayor of Cologne
- Peter Kohlgraf (born 1967), Bishop of Mainz
- Daniel Brühl (born 1978), Actor
Notable faculty
- Francis Coster (1532–1619), Jesuit theologian[4]
- Georg Ohm (1789–1854), Physicist
- Justus Velsius
- Friedrich von Spee (1591–1635), Jesuit, poet and opponent of Witch trials
- Peter Wust (1884–1940), Philosopher
References
- ^ a b Maryks, Robert A.; Wright, Jonathan, eds. (2014). Jesuit Survival and Restoration: A Global History, 1773–1900. Studies in the History of Christian Traditions. BRILL. p. 144.
- ^ Grendler, Paul F. (2018). Jesuit Schools and Universities in Europe, 1548–1773. BRILL. p. 82. ISBN 9789004391123.
- ^ O'Connor, John T. (1978). Negotiator out of Season. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press. p. 2. ISBN 0-8203-0436-0.
- ^ Delplace, Louis (1884). History of the Sodalities of the Blessed Virgin Mary: A Memorial of the Tercentenary Jubilee. 1584–1884. T. Moonan. p. 42.
External links
- Homepage of the Dreikönigsgymnasium Köln (in German)
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