Französisches Gymnasium Berlin

Derfflingerstraße 7

The French Gymnasium Berlin - or Collège Français - is the oldest public school in Berlin. It was in 1689 by Elector Frederick III. founded by Brandenburg for the Huguenot refugees from France. The school has always managed to maintain French as the language of instruction, even during the time of National Socialism.

History

The French Gymnasium Berlin was founded in 1689 for the children of the immigrant at the invitation of the Great Elector Huguenots.

In the 18th century the College was able to respected leaders like Jean Henri Samuel Formey (Director 1737-1739 ) and Jean Pierre Erman ( 1766-1824 ), who sometimes were educators of the Prussian prince, establish a close contact with the Academy of Sciences. Towards the end of this period was the old library of the school, which has been enriched by a legacy of Prince Henry set up. The number of students increased considerably, from 35 in 1766 to 208 in 1809. School building from 1701 to 1873, the palace served in Wangenheim Niederlagstraße on Friedrichswerder close to the French road.

During the period of National Socialism the French school was subject to the same measures as all schools, without entirely losing the climate of tolerance. 1935 and 1942, all Jewish, all so-called " half-Jewish " students of the school were referred here as well. French remained the language of instruction for a certain time were even connections with France - for example in the form of class trips - maintained.

At the end of the war, the school building was destroyed on Reichstagufer. In May 1945, the classes were resumed in Behelfsquartieren. After the war, the French military government created its own school in Berlin. In the wake of the great politics of the time of the Schuman Plan prepared the directors of the two schools, Fouilleron and Hartig, in February 1952, the merger of their facilities before. With the beginning of school year 1952, the French German students joined in the building at Zeppelinplatz in Wedding on; September 22 is considered to be the date of the merger, which became official by the Treaty of 24 April 1953. In the same year classes were added in the new, modern building at Kurt -Schumacher-Damm in the Allied settlement Cité Pasteur.

The history of the following years is the story of a progressive form of merger, for example, with the first simultaneous school year the German and French students in 1973, the alignment of school life up to Bac and high school in 1977 and the expansion of the merger on the last integrated compartments, English and Latin. Since 1974, the Collège français resides in the Derfflingerstraße (Berlin- Tiergarten).

School Profile

The school is located in the district of Tiergarten in the district center. The vast majority of the approximately 1,000 students are German or French origin. Furthermore, there are francophone students from about 25 nations. The teaching is based on the French curriculum, students can take both the Baccalauréat the branches L, ES or S and the German Abitur in French. The school has further a rich library of historical books from the 17th to the 19th century.

The French State, the French salaried staff consists of 30 teachers, and provides teaching materials available. The 50 teachers who are subject to the German administration, receive their salary from the state of Berlin. Compared to other French schools, the French School is the only school that is subject to German law country.

Journalistic project "Bad Wolf"

The school is committed to as part of the award-winning journalism project Grand méchant loup - Big bad wolf, in which participants are encouraged to work as a reporter. The material produced as articles, reports, illustrations, interviews and photos will be provided by the editors of evil wolf or the children themselves on the corresponding website.

Former teacher

• Charles Ancillon ( jurist and diplomat )
• Alfred Clebsch ( mathematician )
• Ernst Curtius ( classical archaeologist and historian )
• Hermann Ebel ( Keltologe )
• Jean Pierre Erman ( historian and theologian )
• Paul Erman ( physicist )
• Georg Adolf Erman ( physicist and geologist )
• Jean Henri Samuel Formey (philosopher )
• Jean Philippe Gruson ( mathematician )
• Daniel Jenischhaus ( theologian )
• Karl Ploetz ( historian and Neuphilologe )

Former classmates

• Jean Henri Samuel Formey (1711-1797, theologian, philosopher and historian )
• Robert Louis (1778-1832, writer )
• Franz Theremin (1780-1846, theologian )
• Adelbert von Chamisso (1781-1838, naturalist and poet )
• Albert Gern (1789-1869, actor)
• Franz von Gaudy (1800-1840, writer )
• Karl Ludwig Michelet (1801-1893, philosopher)
• Henry Girard (1814-1878, geologist and mineralogist )
• Albert Friedrich Berner (1818-1907, lawyer )
• Heinrich Emil du Bois -Reymond (1818-1896, physician)
• Carl Bolle (1821-1909, naturalist and collector )
• Heinrich Brugsch (1827-1894, Egyptologist )
• Max von Brandt (1835-1920, diplomat, East expert and journalist )
• Gustav Mützel (1839-1893, painter of animals )
• Paul Güssfeldt (1840-1920, geologist and adventurer )
• John Eusebius Samuel Schmidt (1841-1925, philologist )
• Alfred Woltmann (1841-1880, art historian )
• Richard Kahle (1842-1916, actor)
• Edmund Prince of Radziwill (1842-1895, theologian, politician and Monk)
• Julius Falkenstein (1842-1917, physician and traveler Africa )
• Paul Wilhelm Schmidt (1845-1917, theologian )
• Ernst von Wildenbruchstrasse (1845-1909, writer and diplomat )
• Maximilian Graf Yorck von Wartenberg (1850-1900, officer, diplomat and historian )
• Wilhelm Erman (1850-1932, librarian and geographer )
• Henry Nessler (1851-1911, Major General )
• God Help Weisstein (1852-1907, journalist and writer )
• Albert Moritz Wolff (1854-1923, sculptor )
• Adolf Erman (1854-1937, Egyptologist )
• Richard Witting (1856-1923, lawyer, civil servant, bank director, and politician)
• Henry Erman (1857-1940, lawyer )
• Maximilian Harden (1861-1927, writer and actor)
• Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Müller (1863-1930), orientalist
• Ernst Heil Born (1867-1942, writer )
• Otto limbers (1868-1925, painter, graphic artist, writer and yachtsman )
• Paul von Lettow -Vorbeck (1870-1964, major general and writer )
• Victor Auburtin (1870-1928, journalist and writer )
• Georg mitigation Pouet (1871-1950, German scholar and librarian )
• Martin Wolff (1872-1953, lawyer )
• Adolf Windaus (1876-1959, chemist and biochemist )
• Edmund Landau (1877-1938, mathematician )
• Erich Kaufmann (1880-1972, constitutional and international law )
• Victor Klemperer (1881-1960, literary scholar and writer )

• Walter Mirauer (1882-1948), surgeon and gynecologist
• Leonard Nelson (1882-1927, philosopher)
• Rolf Grabow (1883-1963), tax lawyer
• Eduard Heimann (1889-1967, Economic and social scientists )
• Kurt Tucholsky (1890-1935, journalist and writer )
• Adrien Turel (1890-1957, writer )
• Erich Auerbach (1892-1957, literary scholar and linguist )
• Adam von Trott (1909-1944, lawyer, diplomat and resistance fighter )
• Joachim Werner (1909-1994, archaeologist )
• Wernher von Braun (1912-1977, rocket engineers )
• Gottfried Reinhardt (1913-1994, film producer and director )
• Stephen M. Kellen (1914-2004, banker and philanthropist )
• Klaus -Peter Schulz (1915-2000, politician)
• Albert O. Hirschman (1915-2012, sociologist and economist )
• Klemens von Klemperer (1916-2012, historian )
• Ken Adam ( born 1921, Production Designer )
• Hartmut von Hentig ( born 1925, teacher )
• Wolfgang violence (1928-2007, zoologist )
• Reinhard Mey ( * 1942, Songwriter )
• Jörg Otto Spiller ( * 1942, politicians )
• Gesine Schwan ( born 1943, politician )
• Ulrich Roski (1944-2003, Songwriter )
• Thomas Zacharias ( born 1947, Athlete )
• Jasmine Bonnin ( born 1952, singer-songwriter )
• Heike Reichenwallner ( * 1957, Actress )
• Christian Berkel ( born 1957, actor)
• Dominique Horwitz ( * 1957, actor and singer )
• Sylvia Geist ( b. 1963, poet )
• Roswitha Schreiner (* 1965, Actress )
• Hartmut Fricke (1967, traffic scientists )
• Peter Fox (born 1971, musician)
• Quick Alexander (* 1971, philosopher)
• Marie Bierstedt (* 1974, Actress )
• Raphael Vogt (born 1976 Actor)
• Alexandra Maria Lara (born 1978, Actress. )
• Florian Knorn (* 1981, actor and voice actor )
• Uchenna van Capelleveen (* 1981, Rapper)
• Jay Khan ( b. 1982, vocals)
• David Barenboim ( b. 1983, producer and songwriter )
• Maxim Drüner ( born 1984, musician)
• Michael Barenboim ( born 1985, Violinist )
• Antoine Brison (* 1992, actor)