Dreikönigsgymnasium
| Dreikönigsgymnasium | |
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| Established | 1450 |
| Type | Gymnasium |
| Location | Cologne, Germany |
| Website | www.dkg-koeln.de |
The Dreikönigsgymnasium ("Tricoronatum", meaning "Three Kings School") 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.
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
- Johann Adam Schall von Bell (1592–1666), Jesuit missionary to China
- Maximilian Henry of Bavaria (1621-1688), Archbishop-Elector of Cologne[1]
- Adolph Kolping (1813–1865), Catholic priest
- Carl Schurz (1829–1906), German revolutionary, American statesman and reformer, and Union Army general
- Fritz Schramma (born 1947), Mayor of Cologne
- Daniel Brühl (born 1978), Actor
Famous teachers
- Justus Velsius
- 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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Coordinates: 50°58′01″N 6°55′44″E / 50.967°N 6.929°E