Skt. Jørgens Gymnasium (1858–1991) was a Danish high school located in

Frederiksberg Frederiksberg () is a part of the Capital Region of Denmark. It is an independent municipality, Frederiksberg Municipality, separate from Copenhagen Municipality, but both are a part of the region of Copenhagen. It occupies an area of less tha ...

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

. It was established in 1858 as ''Frk. Jessens Forberedelsesskole'' and changed name to ''J.V. Jessens Latin- og Realskole'' in 1889. After yet a name change in 1904 to ''Henrik Madsens atin- og Realkole'' it was taken over by the state in 1919 and changed name to Skt. Jørgens Gymnasium. Girls were admitted from 1950. In the first half of the twentieth century it was considered an elite school with outstanding teachers.''Nekrologer: Thøger Bang'' Københavns Universitet 1997.

Notable students

Per Brinch Hansen Per Brinch Hansen (13 November 1938 – 31 July 2007) was a Denmark, Danish-United States, American computer scientist known for his work in operating systems, Concurrent computing, concurrent Computer programming, programming and Parallel comput ...

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Bent Fuglede Bent Fuglede (8 October 1925 – 7 December 2023) was a Danish mathematician. Early life and career Fuglede was known for his contributions to mathematical analysis, in particular functional analysis, where he proved Fuglede's theorem and sta ...

(mathematician) * Børge Jessen (mathematician) *

Tom Kristensen Tom Kristensen (born 7 July 1967) is a Danish former racing driver. He holds the record for the most wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with nine, six of which were consecutive (from 2000 to 2005). In 1997, he won the race with the Joest Racing te ...

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Henrik Nordbrandt Henrik Nordbrandt (21 March 1945 – 31 January 2023) was a Danish poet, novelist, and essayist. He made his literary debut in 1966 with the poetry collection ''Digte''. He was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2000 for the poetry c ...

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Knudåge Riisager Knudåge Riisager (6 March 1897 – 26 December 1974) was a Danish composer. His work was part of the music event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Early life and education Knudåge Riisager was born in Kunda, in the Russi ...

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Gymnasiums in Copenhagen Educational institutions established in 1858 Educational institutions disestablished in 1991 1858 establishments in Denmark {{Denmark-school-stub