Dreikönigsgymnasium
Established:	1450
Type:	Gymnasium
Location:	Cologne, Germany
Website:	www.dkg-koeln.de

The Dreikönigsgymnasium ("Tricoronatum") is a regular public Gymnasium located in Cologne, Germany. Founded in 1450 it is the oldest school in Cologne and one of the oldest in Germany.

Alumni

• Dietrich von Fürstenberg (1546-1618), Prince-Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paderborn
• Johann Adam Schall von Bell (1592-1666), Jesuit missionary to China
• Adolph Kolping (1813-1865), Catholic priest
• Carl Schurz (1829-1906), German revolutionary, American statesman and reformer, and Union Army general
• Fritz Schramma (*1947), Mayor of Cologne
• Daniel Brühl (*1978), Actor

Famous teachers

• Friedrich von Spee (1591-1635), Jesuit, poet and opponent of Witch trials
• Peter Wust (1884-1940), Philosopher
• Georg Ohm (1789-1854), Physicist

External links

• Homepage of the Dreikönigsgymnasium Köln

Coordinates: 50°58′01″N 6°55′44″E / 50.967, 6.929

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