Wilhelmsgymnasium (Munich)
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The Wilhelmsgymnasium of Munich is a school of secondary education. It' very famous because the niveau in this school is very good and in national exams all students did well and were best of all in Bavaria (According to the "Jahrebericht 2006")
It calls itself a "Humanistic Gymnasium", in which for its approximately 600 students languages are offered in the following chronological order: Latin, English, Greek, followed by Italian.
The Gymnasium was founded in 1559 by Duke Albrecht V of Bavaria as a "Paedagogium", but was renamed in 1849 after its supposed founder, Duke Wilhelm V. By 1773, the Gymnasium was under Jesuit direction ("Jesuit Gymnasium"). The present building at Thierschstraße (corner of Maximilianstraße) was erected in 1879 in Neorenaissance style.
[edit] Famous students or graduates (alphabetical order)
- Johannes R. Becher
- Anton Diabelli
- Lion Feuchtwanger
- Franz Xaver Gabelsberger
- Ödön von Horváth
- Golo Mann
- Klaus Mann
- Max von Pettenkofer
- Carl Spitzweg
- Ludwig Thoma
- Konstantin Wecker
