Samuel von Brukenthal National College
Samuel von Brukenthal National College (Samuel-von-Brukenthal-Gymnasium, Colegiul Național "Samuel von Brukenthal", Samuel von Brukenthal Főgimnázium) is a German-language high school founded in Nagyszeben, Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary, today in Sibiu (Hermannstadt), Sibiu County, Romania, located at 5 Albert Huet Square. The school is named after baron Samuel von Brukenthal, governor of the Grand Principality of Transylvania between 6 July 1774 and 9 January 1787. The earliest record of the school is from 1380, making it the oldest German-language school on the territory of present-day Romania.
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Samuel von Brukenthal National College (Samuel-von-Brukenthal-Gymnasium, Colegiul Național "Samuel von Brukenthal", Samuel von Brukenthal Főgimnázium) is a German-language high school founded in Nagyszeben, Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary, today in Sibiu (Hermannstadt), Sibiu County, Romania, located at 5 Albert Huet Square. The school is named after baron Samuel von Brukenthal, governor of the Grand Principality of Transylvania between 6 July 1774 and 9 January 1787. The earliest record of the school is from 1380, making it the oldest German-language school on the territory of present-day Romania.
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The current school building was built between 1779 and 1786 on the site of an earlier school, and is classified as a historical monument with LMI code SB-II-m-A-12082.
• Name — Samuel von Brukenthal National College • Native Name — Samuel-von-Brukenthal-Gymnasium Colegiul Național "Samuel von Brukenthal" • Address — Piața Albert Huet, Nr. 5 • City — Sibiu • County — Sibiu County • Country — Romania • Website — http: brukenthal.ro/ • Illustration — Samuel von Brukenthal national college in Sibiu (Hermannstadt) Samuel von Brukenthal National College (Samuel-von-Brukenthal-Gymnasium, Colegiul Național "Samuel von Brukenthal", Samuel von Brukenthal Főgimnázium) is a German-language high school founded in Nagyszeben, Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary, today in Sibiu (Hermannstadt), Sibiu County, Romania, located at 5 Albert Huet Square. The school is named after baron Samuel von Brukenthal, governor of the Grand Principality of Transylvania between 6 July 1774 and 9 January 1787. The earliest record of the school is from 1380, making it the oldest German-language school on the territory of present-day Romania. The current school building was built between 1779 and 1786 on the site of an earlier school, and is classified as a historical monument with LMI code SB-II-m-A-12082.
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Notable alumni
• Septimiu Albini (1861–1919), journalist and political activist • Romulus Cândea (1886–1973), ecclesiastical historian • Dimitrie Comșa (1846–1931), agronomist and political activist • Arthur Coulin (1869–1912), painter and art critic • Bernd Fabritius (born 1965), German politician • Klaus Johannis, President of Romania • Karl Kurt Klein (1897–1971), theologian and writer • Friedrich Müller-Langenthal (1884–1969), historian and theologian • Rubin Patiția (1841–1918), lawyer and political activist • Daniil Popovici-Barcianu (1847–1903), teacher, naturalist, and political activist • Arthur Arz von Straußenburg (1857–1935), Chief of the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army • Viorel Tilea (1896–1972), diplomat
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