Ribe Katedralskole


Ribe Katedralskole is a cathedral school in the town of Ribe, Denmark. The school was first mentioned in 1145, making it one of the oldest schools in the world. The oldest building still in use, Puggård, is from the fourteenth century. Except for churches, this is the oldest Scandinavian building still used for its original purpose.
Today the school is an independent school functioning as a modern high school.

Famous alumni

Famous AlumniYearOccupation
Peder PalladiusBishop, Author
Hans Thomesen1550Hymn writer
Anders Sørensen Vedel1561Author, Historian
Anders Bording1637Editor
H. A. Brorson1712Danish Pietist clergyman and Hymn writer.
Henning Frederik Feilberg1849Author, Folklorist
Eugenius Warming1859Botanist
Jacob A. RiisDid not graduateJournalist, pioneer of American photojournalism
Jørgen Pedersen Gram1868Mathematician, forsikringsmand
Hans Brix1887Author, Critic, Professor
Hans Edvard Nørregård-Nielsen1965Author, mag.art, Director
Holger K. Nielsen1969Politician
Henrik Dahl1978Author, Sociologist
Rune Engelbreth Larsen1986Author, Politician
Katrine Winkel Holm1989Theologian, Debater, Boardmember of Danmarks Radio