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Saint Mary Magdalene High School in Poznań - ''Liceum Ogólnokształcące św. Marii Magdaleny w Poznaniu'' (Polish), ''Ad sanctam Mariam Magdalenam'' (Latin) - also well known under its common Polish name ''"Marynka"'', is one of the oldest and one of the most prestigious and selective High Schools in Poland. The school was founded in 1303 by the Order of Jesuits and until end of the 19th century it was considered one of the best (if not the best) secondary education school in Poland. In recognition of its importance and to thank the school for educating many generations of best scientists, artists and politicians in its 600 years of history, in 1939 the school was awarded with Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta by the last free Poland's President Ignacy Moscicki. School is noted for its famous alumni (including Nobel Peace Prize Nominee), its academics, and the large number of graduates attending prestigious universities. Over the last ten years Marynka was ranked by month periodical ''Perspektywy'' among the top 30 of the nation’s Best High Schools. ==Some of notable alumni== * Leon Michał Przyłuski (1789-1865) was a Polish Roman Catholic Bishop and Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland in the years 1845-1865, who was active in the Polish independence movement of the late 1800s. * Ignacy Prądzyński (1792–1850) was a Polish military commander and a general of the Polish Army. A veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, he was one of the most successful Polish commanders of the November Uprising against Russia. * Sir Paweł Strzelecki KCB CMG FRGS MRS (1797–1873) was a Polish explorer and geologist who in 1845 also became a British subject. * Karol Marcinkowski (1800–1846) was a Polish physician, social activist in the Grand Duchy of Poznań. * Felicjan Sypniewski (1822–1877) was a Polish naturalist, botanist, entomologist, malacologist, algologist and philosopher. His ground-breaking studies and scientific publications influenced the next generations of Polish naturalists and have laid down foundations of malacology. * Karol Libelt (1807-1875) was a Polish philosopher, writer, political and social activist, social worker and liberal, nationalist politician, president of the Poznań Society of Friends of Learning. * Teodor Teofil Matecki (1810–1886) was a Polish physician, social activist and member of Poznań Society of Friends of Learning. * Hipolit Cegielski (1813–1868) was a Polish businessman and social and cultural activist. * Władysław Niegolewski (1819-1885) was a Polish liberal politician and member of parliament, insurgent in Greater Poland Uprising 1846, Greater Poland Uprising 1848 and January Uprising 1863, cofounder of Central Economic Society (TCL) in 1861 and People's Libraries Society (CTG) in 1880. * Edmund Taczanowski (1822-1879) was a Polish general, insurrectionist, member of the Taczanowski magnate dynasty, and Lord of the estate of Choryń in the province of Poznań. * Edward Likowski (1836-1915) was the Archbishop of Poznań and Gniezno and primate of the Catholic Church in Poland. * Florian Stablewski (1841-1906) was a Polish priest and politician, archbishop of Poznań and Gniezno, and member of the Prussian parliament. * Józef Kościelski (1845-1911) was a Polish poet, politician and parliamentarian, co-founder of the Straż (Guard) society. * Kazimierz Morawski (1852-1925) was a Polish classical philologist, historian, translator, professor and rector of Jagiellonian University, president of Polish Academy of Learning, candidate for the President of Poland, Knight of the Order of the White Eagle. * Jan Kasprowicz (1860–1926) was a poet, playwright, critic and translator; a foremost representative of Young Poland. * Wojciech Trąmpczyński (1860-1953) was a Polish lawyer and National Democratic politician. Voivode of the Poznań Voivodeship in 1919. He served as marshal of the Sejm of Poland from 1919–1922 and Senate of Poland from 1922 to 1928. * Bernard Chrzanowski (1861-1944) was a Polish social and political activist, president of the Union of the Greater Poland Falcons. * Cyryl Ratajski (1875–1942) was a Polish politician and lawyer. * Kazimierz Cwojdziński (1878-1948) was a Polish mathematician, professor of the School of Engineering in Poznań. * Wiktor Dega (1896-1995) was a Polish surgeon. He was an orthopedist who was well known for his work on polio. He served as an expert for the World Health Organization. He created new apparatus and devices to help accident victims and survivors of polio, as well as new therapies and operations for congenital dislocations of the hip. * Henryk Zygalski (1908–1978) was a Polish mathematician and cryptologist who worked at breaking German Enigma ciphers before and during World War II. * Witalis Ludwiczak (1910-1988) was a Polish ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics and in the 1936 Winter Olympics. * Jerzy Waldorff-Preyss of the Nabram coat of arms (1910–1999) was a Polish baron, an attorney by profession, a TV personality, writer, publicist, literary critic and a music aficionado. * Cardinal Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J., (1911-2007) was Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Lusaka in Zambia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Saint Mary Magdalene High School in Poznań」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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