Ribe Katedralskole

Except for churches, this is the oldest Scandinavian building still used for its original purpose. Today the school is an independent school functioning as a modern high school (Danish: Gymnasium og HFkursus).

• Name — Ribe Katedralskole • Motto — Litteris et artibus • Motto Translation — Literature and [the] Arts • Address — Puggaardsgade 22, 6760 • City — Ribe • Country — Denmark • Schooltype — Gymnasium Private high school • Denomination — Church of Denmark • Established — c. 1145 • Affiliations — Ribe Cathedral • Principal — Kristian Bennike • Principal Label — Rector • President — Bishop Elisabeth Dons Christensen • Gender — Coeducational • Website — http: www.ribekatedralskole.dk/

• Famous Alumni — Year — Occupation • Peder Palladius — Bishop, Author • Hans Thomesen — 1550 — Hymn writer • Anders Sørensen Vedel — 1561 — Author, Historian • Anders Bording — 1637 — Editor • H. A. Brorson — 1712 — Danish Pietist clergyman and Hymn writer. • Henning Frederik Feilberg — 1849 — Author, Folklorist • Eugenius Warming — 1859 — Botanist • Jacob A. Riis — Did not graduate — Journalist, pioneer of American photojournalism • Jørgen Pedersen Gram — 1868 — Mathematician, forsikringsmand • Hans Brix — 1887 — Author, Critic, Professor • Hans Edvard Nørregård-Nielsen — 1965 — Author, mag.art, Director • Holger K. Nielsen — 1969 — Politician • Per Vers —? — Rapper • Henrik Dahl — 1978 — Author, Sociologist • Rune Engelbreth Larsen — 1986 — Author, Politician • Katrine Winkel Holm — 1989 — Theologian, Debater, Boardmember of Danmarks Radio