Casimirianum
Encyclopedia
The Casimirianum is a gymnasium
(high school) in Coburg, Bavaria
. It was founded in 1605 by John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg
(1564–1633).
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
(high school) in Coburg, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
. It was founded in 1605 by John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg
John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg
John Casimir of Saxe-Coburg , was a duke of Saxe-Coburg.He was the third but eldest surviving son of John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony, and Countess Palatine Elisabeth of Simmern-Sponheim....
(1564–1633).
Notable alumni
Famous alumni include:- Hans BergerHans BergerHans Berger was born in Neuses near Coburg, Bavaria, Germany. He is best known as the first to record human electroencephalograms in 1924, for which he invented the electroencephalogram , and the discoverer of the alpha wave rhythm known as "Berger's wave".- Biography :After attending...
(1873–1941), neuroscientist - Bernhard FischerBernhard FischerJohann Friedrich Bernhard Fischer was a German bacteriologist noted for his classification system for bacteria.-Biography:...
(1852–1915), bacteriologist - Johann Caspar Goethe, father of Johann Wolfgang von GoetheJohann Wolfgang von GoetheJohann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer, pictorial artist, biologist, theoretical physicist, and polymath. He is considered the supreme genius of modern German literature. His works span the fields of poetry, drama, prose, philosophy, and science. His Faust has been called the greatest long...
, attended from 1725–1730 - Georg HansenGeorg HansenColonel Georg Alexander Hansen was a German army officer and a member of the German resistance against Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime.-Early life:...
(1904–1944), army officer - Hans MorgenthauHans MorgenthauHans Joachim Morgenthau was one of the leading twentieth-century figures in the study of international politics...
(1904–1980), political scientist - August SchleicherAugust SchleicherAugust Schleicher was a German linguist. His great work was A Compendium of the Comparative Grammar of the Indo-European Languages, in which he attempted to reconstruct the Proto-Indo-European language...
(1821–1868), linguist