Federal School of Saxony - Saint Afra

Infobox University
name = Federal School of Saxony - Saint Afra
native_name = Sächsiches Landesgymnasium Sankt Afra


Frontal view of the School Building
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established = 1543
staff = 45 (Current state: 06/07)
rector =
students = 290 (Current state: 06/07)
city = Meissen
country = Germany
website = http://www.sankt-afra.de
logo =The Federal School of Saxony - Saint Afra ( _de. Sächsisches Landesgymnasium Sankt Afra) in Meissen, is a boarding school for highly gifted students in the German city of Meissen, Saxony. Founded in 1543, the stated aim of the school is to promote the intellectual and social development of highly gifted students. The costs for attending the school comply with the maxim of social balance, thus there are only little costs for rent, support and catering. It is the first state-funded school for highly gifted students in Germany and is a role model for similar schools with the same claim.

Famous students and professors of Saint Afra

Students before 2001

* Karl Salomo Zachariae von Lingenthal
* Christian Fürchtegott Gellert
* Gottlieb Wilhelm Rabener
* Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
* Samuel Hahnemann
* Friedrich Naumann
* Ernst Schnabel
* Paul Göhre

Students since 2001

* Silvana Konermann (2002–2006)
* Reinhard Zschoche (2002–2005)

Professors until 1945

* Georg Fabricius - Rector (1546-1571)
* Hiob Magdeburg (1543-1569)
* Theophil Grabner - Rector (1735-1750)
* Otto Eduard Schmidt (1891–1905)

External links

* [http://www.sankt-afra.de/ School Homepage]
* [http://verein-der-altafraner.de/ Alumni Association]
* [http://www.ag.ch/bildungskleeblatt/shared/dokumente/pdf/nzzas_140107.pdf Opening Speech by Dr. Matthias Rößler in Meißen] (2001)
* [http://www.ag.ch/bildungskleeblatt/shared/dokumente/pdf/nzzas_140107.pdf Portrait] in the Neue Züricher Zeitung (2007)
* [http://www.berlinonline.de/berliner-zeitung/archiv/.bin/dump.fcgi/2001/0828/blickpunkt/0002/ Article] in the Berliner Zeitung (2001)