St. John Cantius High School in Poznań

St. John Cantius High School in Poznań

St. John Cantius School is a high school in Poznań, Poland named after the scholar and theologian St. John Cantius.

It was founded in 1920 by Gotthilf Berger, Edward Raczyński and Hipolit Cegielski, in place of the German-language high school previously known as Friedrich Wilhelm Gymnasium, named after Frederick III, German Emperor. Between 1853 and the First World War the Polish-German sections of the school were known also as the "Real School" and the "Berger Gymnasium" after G. Berger.

Some notable alumni include: Florian Marciniak, Władysław Niegolewski, Zbigniew Zakrzewski, Xaver Scharwenka and Zygmunt Gorgolewski. Some notable teachers: Hermann Loew and Karol Libelt.

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* [http://www.poznan.pl/mim/public/oswiata/object.html?id_cz=16463&id_klasy=974&id_obiektu=25183&lang=pl&lhs=chapters&rhs=search Official site of Poznań city]
* [http://wielkopolska.naszemiasto.pl/turystyka/specjalna_artykul/3631.html Official site of "Wielkopolska"]


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