Samuel von Brukenthal National College (, , ) is a German-language high school founded in Nagyszeben, Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary, today in Sibiu (), Sibiu County, Romania, located at 5 Albert Huet Square.
The school is named after baron Samuel von Brukenthal, governor of the Grand Principality of Transylvania between 6 July 1774 and 9 January 1787. The earliest record of the school is from 1380, making it the oldest German-language school on the territory of present-day Romania. The current school building was built between 1779 and 1786 on the site of an earlier school, and is classified as a historical monument with LMI code SB-II-m-A-12082.
Notable alumni
- Septimiu Albini (1861âÂÂ1919), journalist and political activist
- Romulus Cândea (1886âÂÂ1973), ecclesiastical historian
- Dimitrie ComÃÂa (1846âÂÂ1931), agronomist and political activist
- Arthur Coulin (1869âÂÂ1912), painter and art critic
- Bernd Fabritius (born 1965), German politician
- Klaus Johannis, President of Romania
- (1897âÂÂ1971), theologian and writer
- (1884âÂÂ1969), historian and theologian
- Rubin PatiÃÂia (1841âÂÂ1918), lawyer and political activist
- Daniil Popovici-Barcianu (1847âÂÂ1903), teacher, naturalist, and political activist
- Arthur Arz von StrauÃÂenburg (1857âÂÂ1935), Chief of the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army
- Viorel Tilea (1896âÂÂ1972), diplomat
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