The Øregård Gymnasium is a gymnasium in the

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district of

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in the northern suburbs of

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. The neoclassical main building from 1924 is listed.

History

Øregård Gymnasium was founded in 1903 by V. Plockross under the name Plockross' Skole. The building was located at Duntzfelts Allé 8. It received its current name when Gentofte Municipality took over the school in 1919. The current main building on Gersonsvej was inaugurated in 1924. It was designed by G. B. Hagen and Edvard Thomsen. Gehrdt Bornebusch undertook a renovation of the building in 1977–80. The building was listed in 1995.

Principals

* 1903-1910: V. Plockross * 1910-1912: Paul Branth * 1912-1927: Jens M. Krarup * 1927-1950: Herluf Møller * 1950-1972: Paul Rubinstein * 1972-1986: Tage Bülow-Hansen * 1986-2000: Lis Holck * 2001- : Pia Nyring

Notable students

* 1924:

Aksel Schiøtz Aksel Schiøtz (1 September 190619 April 1975) was a Danish tenor and later baritone, who was considered one of Europe's leading lieder singers of the post-World War II period.Alan Blyth"Review: The Singer and His Art by Aksel Schiøtz" ''The Musi ...

, tenor * 1930:

Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Arnold Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller (; 13 July 1913 – 16 April 2012) was a Danish shipping magnate. He was a longtime figure at A.P. Moller–Maersk Group, which was founded by his father. Personal life Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller was born in He ...

, businessman * 1958:

Gregers Algreen-Ussing Gregers Algreen-Ussing (born 30 November 1938 in Tehran) is a Danish architect and professor emeritus at the Kunstakademiets Arkitektskole (School of Architecture). He is the son of an engineer Helge Algreen-Ussing and teacher Gudrun Benthin. H ...

, architect * 1985:

Thomas Rathsack Thomas Rathsack is a lecturer and former member of the Danish Jaeger Corps. He served with the Royal Life Guards as a sergeant before getting accepted into the Jaeger Corps in 1990. After retiring from the army he worked as a photographer and ...

, former member of

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and author * 1986:

Frederik X Frederik X (Frederik André Henrik Christian, ; born 26 May 1968) is King of Denmark. He acceded to the throne following Abdication of Margrethe II, his mother's abdication in 2024. Frederik is the eldest son of Margrethe II and Prince Henri ...

, King of Denmark * 1986:

Prince Joachim of Denmark Prince Joachim of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, (; Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian; born 7 June 1969) is a member of the Danish royal family. The younger son of Queen Margrethe II, he is fifth in the line of succession to the Danish throne, ...

* 1987:

Lykke Friis Lykke Friis (born 27 October 1969) is a Danish academic official and former politician. She is currently Prorector for Education at the University of Copenhagen, a position she previously held from 2006 to 2009. A member of the party Venstre, Fri ...

, politician * (2026): Isabella of Denmark, princess

References

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1904 establishments in Denmark Gymnasiums in Copenhagen Listed buildings and structures in Gentofte Municipality Listed educational buildings in Copenhagen Neoclassical architecture in Copenhagen School buildings completed in 1924 Secondary schools in Gentofte Municipality 1920s architecture in Denmark {{Denmark-school-stub