Tank Upper Secondary School
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Coordinates: 60°23′39″N 5°19′44″E / 60.3941°N 5.3289°E Tank Upper Secondary School (Norwegian: Tanks videregående skole) is an upper secondary school in the centre of Bergen, Norway.
The school opened in 1850 as Tank School (Den Tankske Skole), funded by an endowment established by merchant Hans Tank and his wife around fifty years earlier.[1][2]
Notable alumni[edit]
- Edvard Hagerup Grieg, composer
- Harald Hove, politician
- Peter Rosenkrantz Johnsen, journalist and author
- Dagfinn Lyngbø, comedian
- Arnulf Øverland, poet
References[edit]
- ^ Skreien, Norvall. "Hans Tank". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ "Historien vår". Tanks videregående skole. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
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