Wilhelmsgymnasium (Munich)

Wilhelmsgymnasium
Address
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Thierschstraße 46

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80538

Coordinates48°08′17″N 11°35′19″E / 48.13806°N 11.58861°E / 48.13806; 11.58861
Information
TypeState gymnasium
Established1559; 465 years ago (1559)
HeadmasterMichael Hotz[1]
Deputy HeadBrigitte Waltenberger[1]
GenderCoeducational
Enrolment600~
Websitewww.wilhelmsgymnasium.de

The Wilhelmsgymnasium is a gymnasium (selective school) in Munich, Germany. Founded in 1559 to educate local boys, it is now coeducational.

Wilhelmsgymnasium is one of the few remaining gymnasiums in Bavaria to be a "pure Humanistisches Gymnasium" (humanities gymnasium), meaning that it traditionally focuses on the Classics: all students are required to study Latin, English, and Ancient Greek, in addition to mainstream school subjects.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b "Schulleitung" [School administration] (in German). wilhelmsgymnasium.de.
  2. ^ "Humanistische Bildung gibt es auch ohne Latein und Griechisch". Seuddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 18 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Abstieg vom Olymp". Die Zeit (in German). 11 March 1994.