Fasori Gimnázium

The Fasori Evangélikus Gimnázium (literally as " Lutheran High School on the avenue ," German sometimes referred to as the "Budapest Lutheran High School " and similarly named ) is a traditional high school in Budapest. The school was founded in 1823 by the Lutheran Church in Hungary. First, the school at Deák Ferenc Square was located, in 1864 she was transferred to the Sütő Street and received in 1904 together with the new evangelical church their final place at the present address Városligeti fasor. The school had a humanistic orientation and the language of instruction was German. The students were members of various denominations, in particular many sons of the Jewish bourgeoisie. The school was forced to close under Communist rule in 1952, but was in 1989 after the end of which reopened as a Hungarian high school.

Traditionally, it was one of the best schools in Hungary and had many famous scientists and artists as a student:

• Eugene Paul Wigner ( Nobel Laureate in Physics 1963)
• John Harsanyi ( Nobel Laureate in Economics 1994)
• John von Neumann ( mathematician and computer science pioneer )
• György Faludy ( poet )
• Emmerich Kalman (Composer) - for five years
• Kálmán Kandó (inventor )
• Sándor Petofi ( poet ) - for two years

Among former students and teachers were Georg Lukács, Theodor Herzl, Doráti Antal, László Rátz ( the teacher and promoter Neumann and Wigner ), Alfréd hair, Miksa Fenyo, Gyula Szepesy, Adolf Fényes, Miksa Falk, Aurél stone and Vilmos Tátrai.