Katedralskolan (literally ''The Cathedral School''), in

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, Sweden, is a secondary school, run by

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, which offers Swedish programmes in

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s and natural sciences as well as (since 2001) the

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. The school is located in the neighbourhood of Vasastaden. Katedralskolan, Linköping, exteriörbild

Founded in 1627, it is the fifth oldest gymnasium in Sweden, after the Rudbeckianska gymnasiet in

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, Thomasgymnasiet in

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, Katedralskolan in Uppsala and Katedralskolan in Lund. Its name comes from its proximity to Linköping Cathedral. The current building, completed in 1914, underwent renovation in 1999. The school has a reputation for its assembly hall, which features wall paintings of

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at the time of the school's foundation, and of

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. This building was designed by Axel Brunskog in the national romantic style. Katedralskolan is proud of its traditions but seeks to stay up to date, as reflected in its motto: ''"tradition and development"''. Its affinity for tradition is evident in its logo which says ''Gymnasium Lincopense'', the Latin name used at the time when Katedralskolan was the only school in Linköping. In accordance with its commitment to international cooperation, the school also maintains exchange programmes with schools in Herborn, Germany, the lycée de l'Elorn,

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, France and

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, England, Linköping's

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, and Spain. The school has many societies. ''Sällskapet för vitterhet och hävd – Eranos'' (known as VH-E), dedicated to history, literature and philosophy, has existed in the school since 1795 and counts many famous names amongst its members, such as Jöns Jacob Berzelius and

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. The school enjoys a fierce rivalry with nearby Berzeliusskolan, which ironically takes its name from a Katedralskolan alumnus: Jöns Jacob Berzelius.

Notable alumni

* Jöns Jacob Berzelius, one of the fathers of modern chemistry *

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, banker, founder of SEB and patriarch of the

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Hugo Theorell Axel Hugo Theodor Theorell (6 July 1903 – 15 August 1982) was a Swedish scientist and Nobel Prize laureate in medicine. He was born in Linköping as the son of Thure Theorell and his wife Armida Bill. Theorell went to Secondary School at Kat ...

, Nobel Laureate for his enzyme research *

, author, actor and film director; a statue of him stands just outside the school grounds * Lars Winnerbäck, singer and songwriter * Anders Tegnell, physician and state epidemiologist of Sweden

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Katedralskolan, Linkoping Educational institutions established in the 1620s Buildings and structures in Linköping International Baccalaureate schools in Sweden 1627 establishments in Sweden Gymnasiums (school) in Sweden Cathedral schools