The Richelieu Lyceum () in

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, the

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, was a

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created on the initiative of the mayor of the city and the

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, the

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. It existed from 1817 to 1865, when it became the basis of

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. The Lyceum prepares personnel for the

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under a previous

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and reflects Russia's conservative view of establishing a "new order" in the Balkans after the

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(see Eastern question). The Lyceum graduates include Spiridon Palauzov (who introduced the concept of the

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); Nikolay Palauzov (first trustee and co-sponsor of

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);

Nayden Gerov Nayden Gerov (), born Nayden Gerov Hadzhidobrevich () February 23, 1823, Koprivshtitsa – October 9, 1900, Plovdiv) was a Bulgarian linguist, folklorist, writer and public figure during the Bulgarian National Revival. Gerov was the son of Ger ...

(initiator of the first celebration of the Day Of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture); Constantine Paparrigopoulos - the father of modern Greek historiography. During the academic year 1855/1856, i. at the end of the

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taught in the Lyceum.НАМ 20 РОКІВ!
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Modern lyceum

In 1989, on the basis of the Odesa secondary school No. 36, a secondary educational institution called the Richelieu Lyceum (now the Richelieu Scientific Lyceum) was opened. The modern lyceum is located at Elisavetinskaya (Shchepkina) street, 5. The lyceum is closely connected with

and is designed to work with gifted students interested in the natural and mathematical sciences.

Notable alumni

Volodymyr Antonovych Volodymyr Bonifatiyovych Antonovych (; ; , tr. ''Vladímir Bonifát'evich Antonóvich''; – ) was a prominent Ukrainian historian, archivist and archaeologist, who was known as one of the most prominent figures of the Ukrainian national revi ...

, historian *

Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov (; 9 June 1829 – 28 December 1903), known in his family as Nikolai Pavlovich Gagarin, was a Russian Orthodox Christian philosopher, religious thinker and futurologist, library science figure and an innovative ed ...

, philosopher * Nikolay Palauzov, journalist *

Vasile Stroescu Vasile Vasilievici Stroescu (, ''Vasily Vasilyevich Stroesko''; November 11, 1845 – April 13, 1926), also known as Vasile de Stroesco,"Vasile de Stroesco" and ""Scrisoarea dlui V. de Stroesco, in ''Unirea'', Issue 14/1910, pp. 1–2Bucin, p. 13 ...

, philanthropist and politician

Modern lyceum

Notable alumni

References

See also