Dreikönigsgymnasium
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| Established: | 1450 |
| Type: | Gymnasium |
| Location: | Cologne, Germany |
| Website: | www.dkg-koeln.de |
The Dreikönigsgymnasium ("Tricoronatum") is a regular public Gymnasium located in Cologne, Germany. Founded in 1450 it is the oldest school in Cologne and one of the oldest in Germany.
[edit] Alumni
- Dietrich von Fürstenberg (1546-1618), Prince-Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paderborn
- Johann Adam Schall von Bell (1592-1666), Jesuit missionary to China
- Adolph Kolping (1813-1865), Catholic priest
- Carl Schurz (1829-1906), German revolutionary, American statesman and reformer, and Union Army general
- Fritz Schramma (*1947), Mayor of Cologne
- Daniel Brühl (*1978), Actor
[edit] Famous teachers
- Friedrich von Spee (1591-1635), Jesuit, poet and opponent of Witch trials
- Peter Wust (1884-1940), Philosopher
- Georg Ohm (1789-1854), Physicist
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