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*[[Joseph Conrad]] – writer; author of famous novels, such as [[Heart of Darkness]] and [[The Secret Agent]]

*[[Joseph Conrad]] – writer; author of famous novels, such as [[Heart of Darkness]] and [[The Secret Agent]]

*[[Stefan Banach]] – mathematician (creator of [[functional analysis]])

*[[Stefan Banach]] – mathematician (creator of [[functional analysis]])

*[[Józef Kenig]] – journalist, publicist, editor of [[Gazeta Warszawska]]

*Józef Kenig – journalist, publicist, editor of [[Gazeta Warszawska]]

*[[Władysław Ludwik Anczyc]] – poet, playwright

*[[Władysław Ludwik Anczyc]] – poet, playwright

*[[Jan Matejko]] – painter of Polish historical scenes and portraits of all the [[Polish kings]]

*[[Jan Matejko]] – painter of Polish historical scenes and portraits of all the [[Polish kings]]

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*[[Juliusz Osterwa]] – theatre actor and director

*[[Juliusz Osterwa]] – theatre actor and director

*[[Gustaw Holoubek]] – actor and director, member of [[Sejm of the Republic of Poland|The Polish Parliament]] and [[Senate of the Republic of Poland|The Senate]].

*[[Gustaw Holoubek]] – actor and director, member of [[Sejm of the Republic of Poland|The Polish Parliament]] and [[Senate of the Republic of Poland|The Senate]].

*[[Walery Goetel]] – geologist and palaeontologist; researcher of geological structure of [[Tatras|the Tatra Mountains]]

*Walery Goetel – geologist and palaeontologist; researcher of geological structure of [[Tatras|the Tatra Mountains]]

*[[Sławomir Mrożek]] – dramatist and writer

*[[Sławomir Mrożek]] – dramatist and writer

*[[Antoni Kępiński]] – psychiatrist; known for [[information metabolism]] and [[axiological]] psychiatry

*[[Antoni Kępiński]] – psychiatrist; known for [[information metabolism]] and [[axiological]] psychiatry

*[[Michał Rola-Żymierski]] Marshall

*[[Michał Rola-Żymierski]] Marshall

*[[Roman Młodkowski]] – journalist and co-founder of Polish news television [[TVN24]]

*Roman Młodkowski – journalist and co-founder of Polish news television [[TVN24]]

*[[Wawrzyniec Styczeń]] – social activist, lawyer, and president of the [[Kraków]] branch of [[Polish Sokół movement|Sokół]]

*[[Wawrzyniec Styczeń]] – social activist, lawyer, and president of the [[Kraków]] branch of [[Polish Sokół movement|Sokół]]

*[[Jerzy Vetulani]] – pharmacologist and biochemist

*[[Jerzy Vetulani]] – pharmacologist and biochemist

Liceum ogólnokształcące school in Kraków, Małopolska, Poland

Bartłomiej Nowodworski High School (Polish: I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Bartłomieja Nowodworskiego; unofficially known as: Nowodworek) in Kraków, Poland, is one of the oldest secondary schools in Poland. Its current location is on Na Groblach Square, just across the Planty from the Kraków Old Town and a few hundred meters from Wawel Castle.

The Senate of the Jagiellonian University decided to establish a school preparing students (boys only) for further education at the university level on 5 May 1586. The school was opened in 1588. Bartłomiej (Bartholomew) Nowodworski (born ca. 1552, died 13 February 1625), Polish nobleman, courtier and officer, endowed it in 1617 and 1619, thus enabling its further expansion. In recognition of his contribution, the school became known as Collegium Nowodworskiego, renamed to Liceum św. Anny (St. Anne’s Lyceum) in 1818, and to c.k. Gimnazjum św. Anny (Imperial and Royal St. Anne’s Gymnasium) in 1850. In 1898 the school, until then located in the university area, moved to its present building in Plac na Groblach (architect Józef Sare).

Girls were admitted to the school for the first time in 1962.

School’s traditions

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In 1986 as the 400th anniversary of the school was coming close (1988) many of the old school’s traditions were reactivated. One of them was Nowodworski Choir. The first supervisor was Zbigniew Toffel, and since 1992 the conductor has been Ryszard Źróbek.

Nowodworski Nativity Satirical Show

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It is an annual tradition, usually just before the Christmas break, that the pupils prepare the “Nowodworian Crib” [1]: a Comedy show showing the school life in a satirical way. The actors parody their teachers and often some memorable school happenings; sometimes you can find allusions to the current political and cultural situation in Poland and in the World. All the students, teachers and former pupils make the audience. It was first shown in 1963, initially as a secret from the teachers, but soon became a yearly tradition looked forward to by students, as well as by teachers.

  • Encyklopedia Krakowa. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa-Kraków. 2000.

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