Katedralskolan is the oldest educational institution in Uppsala, Sweden, established in 1246. It was originally focused on grammar, dialectics, and rhetoric. King Gustaf I was a student in the 15th century but was not fond of studying. The school began accepting female students in 1930. Today, Katedralskolan is a gymnasium that offers programs like IB and sciences, with societies for students to join dating back to 1899. Famous alumni include UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskj旦ld and Skype co-founder Niklas Zennstr旦m.
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Katedralskolan
1. Katedralskolan
Katedralskolan, or as its also called Katte, was established in
1246 and is the oldest educational institution in Uppsala and
one of the oldest in Sweden.
2. History of the school
History of the school:
In 1509, Gustaf Eriksson, who would
later become King Gustaf I (Gustav
Vasa) became a student at the
school. He wasnt too fond of
studying and ended up with him
driving a dagger through one of his
books and cursed his teacher. During
that time and up until mid-19th
century, there were three trivial
subjects that the education focused
on: Grammar, dialectics and rhetoric.
The school was called H旦gre
allm辰nna l辰roverket (higher-level
public education) until 1972.
The first female students were
accepted in 1930.
3. Today
Today, Katedralskolan is an
gymnasium school and offers a
lot of different programs such
as IB or education within the
humanities and natural
science or advance in French,
German or Spanish.
There are several societies for
the students to join in
Katedralskolan and the oldest
still existing one is
Matematisk-
naturvetenskapliga
f旦reningen (MNF), founded in
1899.
4. Famous people that have studied at
Katedralskolan
Famous people that have
studied at Katedralskolan:
-Dag Hammarskj旦rd:
Secretary-General of the
United Nations 1953-
1961
-Niklas Zennstr旦m: co-
founder of the KaZaA,
Skype and Joost.
-Hans Blix: Former head
of IAEA