Gymnázium třída Kapitána Jaroše (historically known as the 1st Czech Gymnasium of Brno; commonly known as Jaroška) is a public gymnasium in Brno, Czech Republic.
History
Founded in 1867 as Slovanské gymnázium, the school is the oldest Czech-language gymnasium in Moravia, alongside the gymnasium in Olomouc. The school was originally located in a building on Na Hradbách street (now Rooseveltova 13), moving to its current premises in a neo-Renaissance building at třída Kapitána Jaroše 14 on 18 September 1884.
In 1984 the school was designated as a specialized mathematics academy. Between the years 1992 and 2002, 30 of the 66 representatives of the Czech Republic in the International Mathematical Olympiad were students of the school.
Notable alumni
Notable former staff and students at the school include:
Staff
- František Bartoš (1837–1906), linguist and ethnographer, taught at the school in 1869–1888.
- Vladimír Šťastný (1841–1910), priest and poet, taught theology at the school in 1867–1900.
- František Koláček (1851–1913), physicist, taught at the school in 1873–1891
Students
References
External links
- Official website
