Samuel von Brukenthal National College



Samuel von Brukenthal National College (Samuel-von-Brukenthal-Gymnasium, Colegiul Național „Samuel von Brukenthal”, Samuel von Brukenthal Főgimnázium) is a German-language high school founded in Nagyszeben, Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary, today in Sibiu (Hermannstadt), Sibiu County, Romania.

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 (1861–1919), journalist and political activist
 * Romulus Cândea (1886–1973), ecclesiastical historian
 * Dimitrie Comșa (1846–1931), agronomist and political activist
 * Arthur Coulin (1869–1912), painter and art critic
 * Bernd Fabritius (born 1965), German politician
 * Klaus Johannis, President of Romania (2014–present)
 * Karl Kurt Klein (1897–1971), theologian and writer
 * Friedrich Müller-Langenthal (1884–1969), historian and theologian
 * Rubin Patiția (1841–1918), lawyer and political activist
 * Daniil Popovici-Barcianu (1847–1903), teacher, naturalist, and political activist
 * Arthur Arz von Straußenburg (1857–1935), Chief of the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army
 * Viorel Tilea (1896–1972), diplomat