Ingrid Jespersens Gymnasieskole
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| Coordinates | 55°42′01″N 12°34′43″E / 55.7003°N 12.5786°E |
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| Type | Private primary school and gymnasium |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Principal | Otto Strange Møller |
| Enrollment | 726 |
| Website | www.jig.dk |
Ingrid Jespersens Gymnasieskole is a private school located on Nordre Frihavnsgade in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark.
History
The school was established as a private primary school for girls by Ingrid Jespersen under the name Ingrid Jespersens Pigeskole in 1894.[1] It was originally based in rented rooms in Gustav Adolph Hagemann's former house on Nordre Frihavnsvej (formerly Kalkbrænderivej, now Nordre Frihavnegade). The house was replaced by a new three-storey building at the same site in 1897. It was designed in the National Romantic style by A. M. Andersen.
In 1905, it was expanded to also include a gymnasium. Ingrid Jespersen introduced sloyd in 1908 as well as laboratories for physics and chemistry classes which was unusual for a girls' school at the time. The school was converted into a self-owning institution in 1912 and expanded by the architect Kristoffer Varming.
In 1932, the school took over the neighbouring building at No. 9, the former Østerbro Police Station. The school was opened to male students in 1960.[2]
Kendte studenter fra skolen
- 1919: Estrid Ott, journalist
- 1944: Birgit Pouplier, actress
- 1959: Tine Bryld, social worker, writer, radio personality
- 1968: Suzanne Bjerrehuus, television presenter
- 1975: Tøger Seidenfaden, journalist, editor-in-chief
- 1976: Lone Scherfig, film director
- 1977: Iselin Hermann, author
- 1978: Thomas Harder, journalist and writer
- 1982: Merete Ahnfeldt-Mollerup, architect
- 1985: Adam Price, screenwriter, television chef
- 1991: Mads Brügger, journalist
References
- ^ "Ingrid Jespersen" (in Danish). Gyldendal. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "Ingrid Jespersens Skole, Kbh". litteraturpriser.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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