The Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden is a gymnasium in Leiden, Netherlands. It is one of the oldest schools in the country; its history dates back to the Middle Ages. The Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden is the largest gymnasium-only school in the Netherlands, with over 1,800 pupils (in 2014).
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History
The school is named in a charter of count William III of Holland in 1323 under the name schole or scoele, and is probably founded in the second half of the 13th century. After the Siege of Leiden (1573–1574) Nicholaus Stochius was named rector. Around 1700 the school was named gymnasium in official Latin documents (in Dutch: Latijnse school). The name Stedelijk ('municipal') Gymnasium was introduced in 1838, together with a new educational approach.
Buildings
1324 (?)–1883: Lokhorststraat in the centre of Leiden (architect Lieven de Key)
1883–1938: Doezastraat
1938–present: Fruinlaan (named after professor Robert Fruin, who taught at the school)
2001–2010: extra building at Noordeinde
2010–present: second building Gooimeerlaan ("location Socrates")
LEMUN and international contacts
Since 2001 Stedelijk Gymnasium organizes the Leiden Model United Nations (LEMUN), which is part of the international Model United Nations (MUN)-conferences.
The Stedelijk Gymnasium has contacts with schools from Sweden, Poland, Hungary, Germany, Italy and Belgium to exchange students.
Alumni
Iefke van Belkum, waterpolo player
Biurakn Hakhverdian, waterpolo player
Stef Blok, politician VVD
Herman Boerhaave, botanist
Eduard Bomhoff, economist, politician LPF
Armin van Buuren, disc jockey
Rudolf van Eecke, entomologist
Tatjana Ehrenfest, mathematician
Rudolf Escher, composer
Erik Falkenburg, football player Willem II
Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart, High Commissioner for Refugees
Jan Willem de Jong, indologist
Janneke Jonkman, writer
Matthijs Huizing, politician VVD
Patrick de Josselin de Jong, professor cultural anthropology
Benk Korthals, politician VVD, former Minister of Justice
Aad Kosto, politician Partij van de Arbeid
Gerard Laman, mathematician
Marjolijn Molenaar, international cricketer
Frits van Oostrom, professor medieval literature, former president KNAW