The Celje First Grammar School ( sl, I. gimnazija v Celju) is a coeducational nondenominational state secondary general education school for students aged between 15 and 19 in Celje,

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. It was the first high school built in the region, established in 1808 by the

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. Initially, the language of instruction was only

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, although the great majority of the pupils came from the

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. In 1895, the first classes with Slovene as the language of instruction were established. German nationalists in

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fiercely opposed this move, which resulted in a government crisis and fall of the cabinet of prince

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. After the end of

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and the formation of the

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(later

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), the high school switched to Slovene as the language of instruction. During its 200-year history, many of its pupils have become prominent individuals.

Prominent alumni

* Anton Aškerc (1856–1912), poet * Anton Bezenšek (1854–1915),

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expert and author * Ljerka Bizilj (b. 1953), TV host *

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(b. 1958), manager * Matej Bor (1913–1993), poet *

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(1906–1982), literary historian *

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(b. 1960), historian *

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(1890–1958), historian * Karel Destovnik Kajuh (1922–1944), poet * Anžej Dežan (b. 1987), singer *

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(1846–1915), natural scientist * Igor Grdina (b. 1965), historian * Benjamin Ipavec (1829–1909), physician and composer * Romana Jordan Cizelj (b. 1966), physicist and politician,

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* Matjaž Kmecl (b. 1934), literary historian and critic * Marianne Elisabeth Lloyd-Dolbey (1919–1994), personal secretary to the Sultan of Brunei

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(1894–1919), military hero *

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(1930–2014), author * Anton Novačan (1887–1951), author, diplomat and politician *

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(1874–1864), author * Aleš Pipan (b. 1959), basketball coach * Maks Pleteršnik (1840–1923), linguist and philologian * Bojan Prašnikar (b. 1953), football coach * Tanja Ribič (b. 1968), actress and singer *

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(b. 1962), architect * Zmago Sagadin (b. 1952), basketball coach * Lavoslav Schwentner (1865–1952), editor *

Mojmir Sepe Mojmir Sepe (11 July 1930 – 24 December 2020), nicknamed ''Mojzes'', was a Slovenian composer, conductor, arranger and trumpeter. Career In 1949, he graduated from Celje First Grammar School ( gymnasium) in Celje. Later he studied piano an ...

(1930–2020), composer,

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Anton Martin Slomšek (1800–1862),

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bishop * Katarina Srebotnik (b. 1981),

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player *

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(b. 1959), politician * Beno Udrih (b. 1982),

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player *

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(1882–1955), jurist, politician, diplomat, historian * Josip Vošnjak (1834–1911), politician, physician and author *

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(1802–1871), Roman Catholic bishop of Ljubljana, lexicographer * Marko Šuštaršič (1927–1976), painter

External links

www.prvagim.si
(page in Slovene)

Sources

Article on Encyclopædia Britannica, referring to the 1895 Government Crisis
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