Type Public latin school Principal Thomas Schmittinger Phone +49 451 1228631 Founder Johannes Bugenhagen Color Black and white | Established 1531 Enrollment 910 Number of students 910 Founded 1531 | |
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Address Königstraße 27-31, 23552 Lübeck, Germany Similar Johanne zu Lübeck, Oberschule zum Dom, Ernestine, Carl‑Jaco Gymnasi, Leibniz Gymnasi | ||
Katharineum zu l beck ein schulprojekt
The Katharineum zu Lübeck is a humanistic gymnasium founded 1531 in the Hanseatic city Lübeck, Germany. In 2006 the 475th anniversary of this Latin school was celebrated with several events. The school uses the buildings of a former Franciscan monastery next to Saint Catherine Church, which was extended in the 1880s.
At the Katharineum it is possible to choose Latin as the first foreign language. In year nine it is also possible to choose ancient Greek as the third foreign language.
Thomas Mann, himself a student of the Katharineum, thought of this school when describing the school Hanno went to in the Buddenbrooks. Mann, who as a bad student had to resit two years, made it clear that he disliked the Katharineum by describing both the school and the teachers with strong sarcasm.