Norra Real
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| Norra Reals gymnasium | |
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 The building of Norra Real. | |
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| Coordinates | 59°20′38″N 18°03′41″E / 59.34389°N 18.06139°E |
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| Type | Upper secondary school Public |
| Rector | Maria Sellberga[1] Fredrik Skogb[1] |
| Website | norrarealsgymnasium |
a Social Sciences and Humanities | |
Norra Real ("Northern Real") is an upper-secondary school, located on Roslagsgatan 1 in Stockholm, Sweden. The school was officially founded in 1890, but was already mentioned early into the 14th century and is the oldest upper-secondary school in Stockholm. Norra Real is today one of the better schools in Stockholm according to several studies made by the Swedish school inspection.
Notable alumni
- Manne Siegbahn, physicist. Winner of Nobel Prize in Physics for his discoveries and research in the field of X-ray spectroscopy. Father of Nobel Prize winner Kai Siegbahn.
- Lars Gyllensten, author and physician. Member of the Swedish Academy.
- Helge von Koch, mathematician. Gave his name to Koch snowflake.
- Gunnar Myrdal, economist, politician and Nobel Prize winner. Married to Nobel Peace Prize winner, Alva Myrdal.
- Nils Strindberg, photographer. Member of S. A. Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition of 1897.
- Jonas Gardell, novelist and playwright.
- Horace Engdahl, former permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy.
- Leif GW Persson, novelist.
- Göran Liljestrand, pharmacologist, known for the discovery of the Euler-Liljestrand mechanism.
- Claes Elfsberg, television journalist.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Skolledning" (in Swedish). Norra Reals gymnasium. Archived from the original on 2015-06-16.
External links
- Official website Template:Sv icon
- Stockholm's inner-city upper secondary schools at the turn of the 20th century Template:Sv icon
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