Tank Upper Secondary School Explained

Tank Upper Secondary School (Norwegian: Tanks videregående skole) was 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]} The school closed in 2014 after it was merged with Bergen Handelsgymnasium and Bjørgvin upper secondary school into the new Amalie Skram upper secondary school.^[3]

Notable alumni

• Edvard Hagerup Grieg, composer
• Harald Hove, politician
• Peter Rosenkrantz Johnsen, journalist and author
• Dagfinn Lyngbø, comedian
• Arnulf Øverland, poet

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Hans Tank . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Norvall . Skreien . Helle, Knut . Knut Helle . Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 10 September 2011.
2. Web site: Historien vår. Tanks videregående skole. 10 September 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120402095350/http://tas.hfk.no/templates/SchoolSubsite.aspx?id=9071. 2 April 2012.
3. News: Legger ned BHG . 22 June 2021 . Bergensavisen . 11 December 2012.