Gymnasium Philippinum or Philippinum High School is an almost 500-year-old

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History

The Gymnasium Philippinum was founded in 1527 as a

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school based with the

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(Marburger University) created by

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. Its primary goal was to provide students with knowledge of

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. In 1833, the gymnasium attained independence from the university. After 1866, it became a royal-Prussian high school. In 1868, the school was moved into a gothic building in the ''Untergasse''. In 1904, it received its current name, in honor of the school's founder on his 400th birthday. In 1953,

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was introduced to the former boys' school. In 1969, the school moved into a new building on Leopold Lucas road, opposite the Elizabeth school (''Elisabethschule'').

Philippinum today

Since 2003, the Gymnasium Philippinum has been an all-day school. In 2006, the school term () was shortened to eight school years. A special emphasis of the school today is music instruction, with support available from the early years and an achievement course in music in the upper stage. The humanistic tradition of Philippinum continues in its foreign language instruction, with

and

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beginning in the fifth year of education.

Notable teachers

* August Friedrich Christian Vilmar (1833-1850)

Notable alumni

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(16th century) *

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(1875-1884) * Bruno Strauss (1889-1969) *

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(1970s) *

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(1980s)

References

* '' High School Philippinum 1527–1977. Anniversary publication to the 450-Year Festival. Hg.v. Albrecht H., Marburg 1977.

External links

* Gymnasiums in Germany Schools in Hesse Buildings and structures in Marburg 1527 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire Educational institutions established in the 1520s {{Germany-school-stub