Tank Upper Secondary School ( no, Tanks videregående skole) was an upper secondary school in the centre of

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

, Norway. The school opened in 1850 as Tank School (''Den Tankske Skole''), funded by an endowment established by merchant

Hans Tank Hans Tank (10 August 1742 – 17 March 1804) was a Norwegian skipper, merchant and endowment founder, born in Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western N ...

and his wife around fifty years earlier. The school closed in 2014 after it was merged with Bergen Handelsgymnasium and Bjørgvin upper secondary school into the new Amalie Skram upper secondary school.

Notable alumni

* Edvard Hagerup Grieg, composer *

Harald Hove Harald Hove (10 January 1949 – 21 July 2014) was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Liberal Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland during the terms 1997–2001 and 2001–2005. Fro ...

, politician *

Peter Rosenkrantz Johnsen Peter Marcus Gjøe Rosenkrantz Johnsen (October 10, 1857 – September 16, 1929) was a Norwegian journalist and author. Life Johnson was born in Bergen. After attending Tank School in Bergen and the public school in Haugesund in 1871, he worke ...

, journalist and author *

Dagfinn Lyngbø Dagfinn is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: * Dagfinn Aarskog (1928–2014), Norwegian physician * Dagfinn Aarskog (bobsleigh) (born 1973), Norwegian bobsledder *Dagfinn Bakke (1933–2019), Norwegian painter, illustrator a ...

, comedian *

Arnulf Øverland Ole Peter Arnulf Øverland (27 April 1889 – 25 March 1968) was a Norwegian poet and artist. He is principally known for his poetry which served to inspire the Norwegian resistance movement during the German occupation of Norway during World ...

, poet

References

External links

Official site
Secondary schools in Norway Education in Bergen Hordaland County Municipality Educational institutions established in 1850 1850 establishments in Norway {{Norway-school-stub