The Kaiserin-Friedrich-Gymnasium (abbreviation: ''KFG''; Empress Frederick Gymnasium) is a

secondary school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...

in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Hesse, Germany.

History

The school was founded in 1550 as a private Latin school and is one of the oldest schools in the German-speaking region of Europe. In 1900 it received the name of Victoria, Princess Royal (1840–1901), the wife of Kaiser Friedrich III and daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. From 1937 the school was named the Kaiserin-Friedrich-Schule (KFS), regaining its previous name Kaiserin-Friedrich-Gymnasium in February 2000. For centuries the school was for boys only, but destruction of the Bad Homburg's ''

Lyzeum The lyceum is a category of educational institution defined within the education system of many countries, mainly in Europe. The definition varies among countries; usually it is a type of secondary school. Generally in that type of school the ...

'' senior girls school in the Second World War led to girls being admitted in increasing numbers from the late 1940s.

Education

The school has 116 teachers and 1,351 students, making it one of the largest schools in the

Hochtaunuskreis The Hochtaunuskreis is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany and is part of the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. Neighbouring districts are Lahn-Dill, Wetteraukreis, district-free Frankfurt, Main-Taunus, Rheingau-Taunus, ...

. It is one of two ''

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'' in Bad Homburg, along with the Humboldtschule (HUS). In 2004 the school introduced the Abitur after twelve years, allowing schooling to be completed one year earlier than previously required. In 2008 the school started offering

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teaching in English and German starting in Year 5.

Notable alumni

* Jürgen Brosius (born 1948), professor of molecular genetics *

Jürgen Herrlein Jürgen Herrlein (born 1962 in Regensburg) is a German lawyer and historian of academic corporations. Life Herrlein grew up in Regensburg (Germany) and Friedrichsdorf/Taunus. After graduation in 1981 at the Kaiserin-Friedrich-Gymnasium in ...

(born 1962), lawyer *

Susanne Klatten Susanne Hanna Ursula Klatten ('' née'' Quandt, born 28 April 1962) is a German billionaire heiress, the daughter of Herbert and Johanna Quandt. As of January 2022, her net worth was estimated at US$23.4 billion, and the richest woman in Germ ...

(born 1962), industrialist *

Stefan Quandt Stefan Quandt (born 9 May 1966) is a German billionaire heir, engineer and industrialist. As of October 2021, his net worth is estimated at US$23.2 billion and ranked at number 89 on Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Early life Quandt was born in B ...

(born 1966), industrialist *

Georg Schramm Georg Schramm (born 11 March 1949) is a German Kabarett artist. He was a host of the Kabarett shows '' Scheibenwischer'' and ''Neues aus der Anstalt''. Biography Schramm was born in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. His father was a member of the Soc ...

(born 1949), psychologist and cabaret artist

References

External links

Official website of the Kaiserin-Friedrich-Gymnasium
{{Authority control Gymnasiums in Germany Bilingual schools Educational institutions established in the 1550s Bad Homburg vor der Höhe Schools in Hesse 1550 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire