Tanks Upper Secondary School
Coordinates: 60°23′39″N 5°19′44″E / 60.3941°N 5.3289°E Tanks Upper Secondary School (Norwegian: Tanks videregående skole) is an upper secondary school in the centre of Bergen, Norway.
The school opened in 1850 as Den Tankske Skole, funded by an endowement established by merchant Hans Tank and his wife around fifty years earlier.[1][2]
The school building is 150 years old and in bad shape. Due to this the school will move to new buildings in 4 years time.
Notable alumni
- Edvard Hagerup Grieg, composer
- Harald Hove, politician
- Dagfinn Lyngbø, comedian
- Arnulf Øverland, poet
References
- ↑ Skreien, Norvall. "Hans Tank". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ↑ "Historien vår". Tanks videregående skole. Retrieved 10 September 2011.