Norra Real

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Norra Real, "Northern Real" (gymnasium), is an upper-secondary school located in Stockholm, Sweden. The school was officially founded in 1890, but was already mentioned early into the 14th century. It formerly was the site of Stockholm's public international school, which moved in 1987 to Kungsholmens Gymnasium, another Stockholm upper-secondary school located on the island of Kungsholmen.

[edit] Notable alumni

• Manne Siegbahn, physicist. Winner of Nobel Prize in Physics for his discoveries and research in the field of X-ray spectroscopy.
• Lars Gyllensten, author and physician. Member of the Swedish Academy.
• Helge von Koch, mathematician. Gave his name to Koch snowflake.
• Gunnar Myrdal, economist and politician. Married to Nobel Peace Prize winner, Alva Myrdal.
• Nils Strindberg, photographer. Member of S. A. Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition of 1897.
• Jonas Gardell, novelist and playwright.
• Horace Engdahl, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy.

[edit] External links

• Official homepage