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The Epiphany School ( DKG ), with its approximately 561- year history, one of the oldest schools in the Rhineland and the oldest school in Cologne. It is located in Bilderstöckchen district.

History

Emerged from a 1450 founded by the theologian John of Kuyck on Eigelstein bursa bursa Cucaña, for the preparation of studying at the ancient university of Cologne, the school was taken over in 1552 by the City of Cologne, as she faced the resolution. In this Burse lawyers had found shelter in the main proceedings. The city provided a new building in the Maximinenstraße road available, where they also installed its coat of arms with three crowns. This sign had the Burse, as was customary, their names, and their address: The three winning bursa bursa tricoronata. Today, a street is called there at the school of law (see the history there as well ). The line now took the humanist Jacob Leichius. After his conversion to Lutheranism school of City University and the only 24 -year-old John equestrian, son of a Cologne mayor, who had been trained themselves on Tricoronatum was transferred personally. Retius was joined during his theological studies in Rome the Society of Jesus. From 1557 to 1773 is now headed by the Jesuit Order the urban school, which was relocated to Marzellen on the site of the hermitage of St. Achatius repealed. There was also compared to the new Jesuit church.

Officially, the line was by the Jesuits until 1582. According to its dissolution in 1773, the school remained, but was now called Marzellengymnasium, in Prussian time then Royal Catholic High School in Marzellen. In the Napoleonic era, the Central School, founded after the dissolution of the University also had its headquarters in the buildings on the Marzellenstraße. The former wealth of the Jesuits, their school and the resolution is managed by the University of Cologne secondary and endowment funds, which are grants for school today.

In the Prussian era of construction 1828/31 by the city architect Johann Peter Weyer was extensively repaired and given a new facade. A fire of 18-19. March 1845 made ​​a further repair is necessary. Unfortunately, the impressive historic building was demolished in 1912. Also, the vote of the school for a preservation of the former now outgrown school building could not prevent this.

In 1911, the DKG was moved to the Thürmchenswall. Since this year, it also carries the current name Epiphany School. 1977 moved the school to the then newly built modern building in the Escher Street in Bilderstöckchen district.

School Profile

Building on the tradition and the new humanistic education concept of Wilhelm von Humboldt 's special concern of the high school 's linguistic and especially the classical language education. There are taught ( German, ) English, French, Spanish, Latin and Hebrew.

Also noteworthy is the computer science. In the natural sciences and classrooms projector and visualizer are in use. Two well-equipped computer science rooms are available.

An important role is also played the sport. Since 2002, the school participates with success in the ASV Köln Sprintcup 2005 and finished in first place. It also adopted 2006/2007 participated in the student 's Handball World Championship, and has been involved since 2003 in part with several seasons at the Cologne Marathon. The school also takes part successfully in the city championships in swimming.

Furthermore, for some years maintained the tradition to celebrate American or British celebrations such as Thanksgiving or Guy Fawkes.

Alumni Association

On July 3, 1929 was constituted during a graduation ceremony, a former club, who calls himself " BURSA TRICORONATA eV". The term " Tricoronata " comes from the fact that the Cologne coat of arms with its three crowns of school in the 16th century gave its name: " School Tricoronatum ".

Rectors (selection)

Known teachers

  • Friedrich Spee Langenfeld (1591-1635), Jesuit and opponents of the witch trials
  • Hermann Joseph Hartz Home (1694-1767), Cologne's Jesuit and historian, 1735-1759 rain school
  • Georg Simon Ohm (1789-1854), Physicist
  • Wilhelm Pütz (1806-1877), philologist and historian
  • Henry Bone (1813-1893), a Catholic educator and philologist, author of church hymnals
  • Bernhard Brink Lake (1904-1991), Catholic philosopher

Known students

  • Dietrich von Fürstenberg (1546-1618), Prince-Bishop of Paderborn
  • Johann Adam Schall von Bell (1592-1666), missionary and civil servant of the Emperor of China
  • Jacob Masen (1606-1681), Jesuit poeticists, theologian and historian
  • Maximilian Henry of Bavaria (1621-1688), Archbishop and Elector of Cologne
  • Henry Brewer (1640-1713), Catholic theologian and historian
  • Friedrich Joseph Haass (1780-1853), physician in Moscow
  • Adolph Kolping (1813-1865), priest and founder of the Kolping Society
  • Johann Friedrich Hector Philippi (1802-1880), President of the Regional Court in Elberfeld
  • Roland Daniels (1819-1855), physician and member of the Communist League
  • Heinrich Burgers (1820-1878), journalist, Defendant in Cologne Communist trial and member of the Reichstag.
  • Carl Schurz (1829-1906), German revolutionary, American general and statesman
  • Theodor Steinbüchel (1888-1949), a Catholic moral theologian and social ethicist
  • Julio Goslar (1883-1976), church musician
  • Friedrich Schmieder (1911-1988), German neurologist and psychiatrist
  • Hanns pastor (1917-2009), painter of the avant-garde and art educator
  • Hubert Luthe (1927-2014), Bishop Emeritus of Food
  • Karl Josef Becker (* 1928), German theologian and cardinal
  • Helmut Müller -Brühl (1933-2012), conductor
  • Claus Günzler (* 1937), German philosopher and university professor
  • Uwe Günzler (1941-2008), journalist and former Moderator of the Hessischer Rundfunk
  • Albert Henrichs (* 1942), Hellenist
  • Harry Blum (1944-2000), Lord Mayor of Cologne
  • Fritz Schramma ( b. 1947 ), Mayor of Cologne
  • Heribert Hirte (* 1958 ), high school teachers at the University of Hamburg
  • Christoph Grevelding (* 1961 ), high school teacher at the Institute of Parasitology in Giessen
  • Vera Nünning (* 1961), Anglistin and literary scholar, professor at the University of Heidelberg
  • Dirk M. Guldi (* 1963 ), high school teacher at the Friedrich- Alexander -University Erlangen -Nuremberg
  • Daniel Brühl (born 1978 ), actor
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