Kneiphof Gymnasium

The Kneiphöfische Gymnasium ( also: Kneiphöfsches Gymnasium) in Königsberg in Prussia was the oldest school of East Prussia. The school's buildings were always close to Konigsberg Cathedral in the eponymous district Kneiphof.

History

The school was founded as a cathedral school was first mentioned in 1304 ( Scholastic cathedralis ). 1333 was laying on the Kneiphof north of the cathedral. 1528, the school was due to the Reformation under the Council of the City and 1534 converted into a Protestant grammar school. The educational goals were: pietas, sapientia and eloquentia, that is piety, wisdom, and power of expression. 1554, there was a student protest against the establishment of the Rector Campinge, while the school was occupied. 1560 the school moved to the south side of the cathedral. In 1810 it was transformed into a higher public school. On November 1, 1831, she was a human High School with High School as part of the Königsberg school plan.

In 1862 the school was relocated to a new building on vacant by the move of the University of Konigsberg location in northeastern Kneiphof. On January 6, 1923, came to the union with the Altstädtischer high school to the town grammar school Altstadt- Kneiphof. The school building of a united school was that of Kneiphof school. The firebombing of 29-30. August 1944 the building burned completely. In October 1944, the makeshift school operation was resumed, and found for the two humanistic Gymnasium ( high school city and Friedrich college ) instead of a replacement building. On January 23, 1945, all schools in the city were closed by an official order; so listening to the Kneiphöfische school to exist.

Teacher

  • Richard Armstedt, Director 1900-1921
  • Martin Chemnitz, reformer and rector from 1548 to 1549
  • Leo Cholevius (1814-1878), literary historian
  • Simon Dach, Baroque poet and vice-principal from 1636
  • Georg Lejeune Dirichlet (1858-1920)
  • Krosta Friedrich (1839-1914), philologist
  • Georg Christoph Pisanski, first literary historian of the East Prussian space, rector from 1759 to 1790

Student

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