Samuel von Brukenthal National College
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, journalist and political activist
- Romulus Cândea, ecclesiastical historian
- Dimitrie Comșa, agronomist and political activist
- Arthur Coulin, painter and art critic
- Bernd Fabritius, German politician
- Klaus Johannis, President of Romania
- , theologian and writer
- , historian and theologian
- Rubin Patiția, lawyer and political activist
- Daniil Popovici-Barcianu, teacher, naturalist, and political activist
- Arthur Arz von Straußenburg, Chief of the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army
- Viorel Tilea, diplomat