Gymnázium třída Kapitána Jaroše explained

Gymnázium třída Kapitána Jaroše (historically known as the 1st Czech Gymnasium of Brno; commonly known as Jaroška) is a public gymnasium in Brno, Czech Republic.

History

Founded in 1867 as Slovanské gymnázium, the school is the oldest Czech-language gymnasium in Moravia, alongside the gymnasium in Olomouc.^[1] The school was originally located in a building on Na Hradbách street (now Rooseveltova 13), moving to its current premises in a neo-renaissance building at třída Kapitána Jaroše 14 on 18 September 1884.^[2]

In 1984 the school was designated as a specialized mathematics academy.^[1] Between the years 1992 and 2002, 30 of the 66 representatives of the Czech Republic in the International Mathematical Olympiad were students of the school.

Notable alumni

Notable former staff and students at the school include:

Staff

• František Bartoš (1837–1906), linguist and ethnographer,^[1] taught at the school in 1869–1888.
• Vladimír Šťastný (1841–1910), priest and poet, taught theology at the school in 1867–1900.^[3]
• František Koláček (1851–1913), physicist, taught at the school in 1873–1891^{[1] [4]}

Students

• Alfons Mucha (1860–1939), artist^[1]
• Vilém Mrštík (1863–1912), writer^[1]
• Petr Bezruč (1867–1958), poet and short story writer^[1]
• Karel Absolon (1877–1960), archaeologist and speleologist^[1]
• Karel Čapek (1890–1938), author and journalist^[1]
• Lev Blatný (1894–1930), poet^[5]
• Ondřej Sekora (1899–1967), painter and author^[1]
• Růžena Vacková (1901–1982), art historian
• Ivan Blatný (1919–1990), poet^[1]
• Zdeněk Rotrekl (1920–2013), poet^[1]
• Felix Maria Davídek (1921–1988), Roman Catholic bishop^[6]
• Jan Novák (1921–1984), composer^[1]
• Josef Koukl (1926–2010), Roman Catholic Bishop of Litoměřice^[7]
• Milan Kundera (born 1929), novelist^{[8] [1]}
• Jiří Zlatuška (born 1957), politician^[9]
• Petr Fiala (born 1964), politician, prime minister of the Czech Republic^[10]
• Petr Zelenka (born 1967), film director^[7]
• Pavel Blatný (born 1968), chess grandmaster^[1]
• Jaroslav Suchý (born 1971), figure skater and politician^[11]
• Kateřina Mrázová (born 1972), figure skater^[1]
• Martin Špinar (born 1972), footballer
• Radka Kovarikova (born 1975), figure skater^[1]
• Danuše Nerudová (born 1979), economist and politician^[12]
• Kateřina Tučková (born 1980), writer^[13]
• Jakub Hrůša (born 1981), conductor^[14]
• Mario Holek (born 1986), footballer^[15]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The history of the grammar school . jaroska.cz . 19 March 2021.
2. Web site: Slavnostní otevření a svěcení nové budovy prvního českého gymnázia v Brně . Internet Encyclopedia of Brno History . 19 March 2021.
3. Web site: Msgre P. Vladimír Šťastný . Internet Encyclopedia of Brno History . 20 March 2021.
4. Web site: Frantisek Kolacek . math.muni.cz . Masaryk University Faculty of Mathematics . 19 March 2021.
5. Web site: ČESKÝ JAZYK A LITERATURA - DRUHÁ ČÁST . jaroska.cz . Gymnázium třída Kapitána Jaroše . 20 March 2021.
6. Web site: Felix Maria Davídek . odmaturuj.cz . 20 March 2021.
7. Web site: První české gymnázium na Moravě slaví 135. výročí . biskupstvi.cz . . 20 March 2021 . 4 October 2002.
8. News: Gáfriková . Eliška . Studovali na něm Čapek, Mucha i Kundera. Oslavy 150 let gymnázia právě vrcholí . 18 March 2021 . Brněnský deník . 7 October 2017.
9. Web site: prof. RNDr. Jiří Zlatuška, CSc. . Internet Encyclopedia of Brno History . 20 March 2021.
10. News: Fabik . Jakub . Gymnázium má 145 let. Slaví bohoslužbou i při cimbálu . 20 March 2021 . Brněnský deník . 5 October 2012.
11. Web site: Tělesná výchova a sport . Czech . Physical education and sport . Marek . Blaha . Gymnázium třída Kapitána Jaroše . 29 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140528052520/http://www.jaroska.cz/node/83 . 28 May 2014 . live .
12. News: Kandidátka na prezidenta Nerudová jako školačka v Brně: Spolehlivá, říká ředitel . Breclavsky Denik . Kristýna . Komárková . 11 January 2023 . 14 January 2023.
13. News: Bílá voda. Brněnská literární hvězda Tučková pracuje na novince . 19 March 2021 . Seznam Zprávy . 31 October 2020.
14. News: Exkluzivně pro Brňana: Jakub Hrůša . 20 March 2021 . Brňan . 26 December 2020.
15. Web site: III. VÝROČNÍ ZPRÁVA ZA ŠKOLNÍ ROK 2005/2006 . jaroska.cz . Gymnázium třída Kapitána Jaroše . 20 March 2021.