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Christianeum Hamburg 
Latin: Christianeum gymnasium academicum altonensis Motto "supernis alimur viribus" Established 1738 Type grammar school Principal Mr. Hoppe Admin. staff <100 Students ca 1200 Location Othmarschen, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany Campus Otto-Ernst-Strasse 22, Hamburg Website http://hh.schule.de/christianeum The Christianeum in Hamburg is a famous former "Latin school" (German: Lateinschule) in Hamburg, northern Germany. Founded in 1738 by King Christian VI of Denmark, it is now housed in a building planned by Danish designer Arne Jacobsen.
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History
The old Christianeum before 1972
The first Latin school here was founded as early as 1688 (according to other sources: 1683) in Altona (now a part of Hamburg). Decades later the school acquired the status of a famous Gymnasium, the most famous in the duchy of Holstein, and was re-founded by Christian VI. In 1971 the school was relocated from Hamburg-Altona to its current location in the quarter Othmarschen.
Present
Christianeum, Hamburg, designed by Arne JacobsenNowadays, classes in Latin and English are mandatory from fifth grade. In grade nine students can choose between either Ancient Greek or Russian. Additionally, courses in Spanish, French and Mandarin are offered. The Christianeum has a sizable music department, the school choir being the largest in Germany. Furthermore, the school actively takes part in exchange programs with schools in Chicago and St. Petersburg. On average, enrollment goes well beyond 100 students per year, exceeding most other schools in Hamburg in size.
Notable alumni
- Jacob Georg Christian Adler (1756-1834), orientalist
- Peter Behrens (1868–1940), architect and designer.
- Lars Clausen (born 1935), sociologist
- Alexander Deichsel (born 1935), sociologist
- Hans Ehrenberg (1883-1958), theologian
- Heinrich Wilhelm von Gerstenberg (1737–1823), poet
- Robert Koldewey (1855–1925), architect and archaeologist
- Theodor Mommsen (1817–1903), classical scholar
- Friedrich Paulsen (1846–1908), philosopher
- Solomon Steinheim (1789–1866), physician, poet and philosopher
- Johannes Versmann (1820-1899), lawyer and politician
- Hermann Weyl (1885–1955), mathematician
External links
Categories:- Schools in Hamburg
- Educational institutions established in the 1730s
- Arne Jacobsen buildings
- Modernist architecture in Scandinavia
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