The Costache Negruzzi National College (Colegiul Național „Costache Negruzzi”) in Iași is one of the most prestigious high schools in Romania. Founded in 1895 as the Boarding High School of Iași, it was named after the writer and politician Costache Negruzzi.[1][2]
| Costache Negruzzi National College Colegiul Național „Costache Negruzzi” Liceul Internat „Costache Negruzzi” | |
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4 Toma Cozma St. | |
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| Type | Public, Day and Boarding Secondary School |
| Motto | Prin noi, vei fi tu cel mai bun! (Through us, you will be the best!) |
| Established | 3 October 1895 |
| Grades | 5–12 |
| Gender | Coeducation (All-boys initially) |
| Age range | 10–19 |
| Number of students | ca. 1,000 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | White, blue |
| Website | School web site |
History
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The Boarding High School of Iași opened its gates on 5 October 1895, following an English boarding school model, focused on a wide range of children (of different social and cultural statuses and religions) from the Romanian Old Kingdom and Transylvania.[3][4]
Notable staff and alumni
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Alumni
- Viorel Barbu
- Ioan Borcea
- Demostene Botez
- Radu Beligan
- Eremia Grigorescu
- Nicolae Hortolomei
- Horia Hulubei
- Garabet Ibrăileanu
- Eleny Ionel
- Iorgu Iordan
- Traian Lalescu
- Eugen Lovinescu
- Simion Mehedinți
- Ion Negrescu
- Victor Ion Popa
- Prince Radu of Romania
- Mihai Ralea
- Victor Spinei
- D. I. Suchianu
- Alexandru Teodoreanu
- Ionel Teodoreanu
- Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu
References
edit- ^ Costache Negruzzi College celebrated its 120th anniversary Archived 2016-08-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
- ^ Ion Agrigoroaiei, De la Liceul Internat la Colegiul „Costache Negruzzi”
- ^ Colegiul "Costache Negruzzi Iași at ziarulevenimentul.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Pages of history
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to National College "Costache Negruzzi" in Iași.
- (in Romanian) Official site
- A history of 125 years: "C. Negruzzi" Boarding School (in Romanian)
- Jassy – The Boarding High School postcard