- Katharineum
Infobox_School
name = Katharineum zu Lübeck
motto =
established =1531
type = Public latin school
principal = Thomas Schmittinger
enrollment = 910
faculty =
mascot =
colors = Black and white
location = Königstr. 27-31 D-23552Lübeck Schleswig-Holstein
country = DEU
website = http://www.katharineum.deThe Katharineum zu Lübeck is a humanistic gymnasium founded
1531 in theHanseatic cityLübeck ,Germany . In2006 the 475th anniversary of this latin school was celebrated with several events. The school uses the buildings of a formerFranciscan monastery next to Saint Catherine Church, which was extended in the 1880s.At the Katharineum it is possible to choose
Latin as the first foreign language. In year nine it is also possible to chooseancient Greek as the third foreign language.Thomas Mann , himself a student of the Katharineum, thought of this school when describing the school "Hanno" went to in theBuddenbrooks . Mann, who as a bad student had to resit two years, made it clear that he disliked the Katharineum by describing both the school and the teachers with strong sarcasm.Famous students
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Hans Blumenberg
*Emanuel Geibel
*Erich Mühsam
*Friedrich Overbeck
*Theodor Storm External links
* [http://www.katharineum.de Katharineum]
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