The 1st Gymnasium (Simferopol), officially Konstantin Ushinsky Gymnasium No.1 of Simferopol municipality Autonomous Republic of Crimea (), is a

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( gymnasium) founded in 1812 in Simferopol, Crimea.

History

Taurida, later renamed the Simferopol gymnasium for boys, was founded in the autumn of 1812 during the reign of Czar

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. Its opening was dictated by the need for middle school children, who had finished lower school courses, to continue their education and prepare for higher education. During its first year, under the direction of Fedor Petrovich Zаstavski, only 17 pupils attended the gymnasium. However, by 1835 the number rose to about 477. Events of the

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(1853–1856) had an influence on the life of the gymnasium, and several unoccupied buildings were used as a hospital. In 1970, a conference of teachers of Taurida province was held, in which Konstantin Ushinsky took part. In memory of this event the gymnasium has its current name. In 1991 the school became a gymnasium again. Its curriculum was enriched with such subjects as the history of world art, foreign literature, logics. Beginning in the first form, pupils are required to study a foreign language – either English, French, or German; they also study the Ukrainian language. From the 5th form a second foreign language is introduced. A museum was opened in the gymnasium in 1968 and was awarded an exemplary status in 2004. Currently, the school is situated in two buildings: the old one, that was built in late 1830s, and the new one. Gymnasium has a so-called first-level school (primary education), general school of secondary level and gymnasium school, which are attended by about 800 pupils (5–11 classes) of its 1187 pupils.

Notable alumni

* Igor Kurchatov, physicist; leader of the

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; recipient of the

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; member of the

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, Russian painter *Nikolay Arendt, doctor of medicine; founder of the Russian aeronautics theory and designer of the first glider in the Russian Empire * Ismail Gasprinskiy, Crimean intellectual, educator, publisher and politician *Henry Graftio, engineer; constructor of the first trams lines in

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; constructor of

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(Volhovskaya and Nizhne-Svirskaya) *

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, the youngest chess grandmaster in history * Adolf Ioffe, Soviet diplomat * Mikhail Chulaki, composer, director of the

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* Alexander Spendiarov, composer and conductor * Gavriil Tikhov, astrobotanist

Notable teachers

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, creator of the

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of elements *Ilya Derkachiv, pedagogue and writer, author of the first

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textbook and ABC book *Ilya Kazas, Crimean educator and poet *Aleksey Markevich, historian, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences *Mitrofan Kolosov, philologist, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences

References

External links

Website of Simferopol Gymnasium №1
{{DEFAULTSORT:Simferopol gymnasium No1 Gymnasiums in Ukraine Buildings and structures in Simferopol Educational institutions established in 1812 Schools in Crimea 1812 establishments in the Russian Empire Gymnasiums in Russia

History

Notable alumni

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