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The University of Strasbourg was founded in the 16 th century by Johannes Sturm, a protestant scholar. Sturm created a Protestant Gymnasium in 1538 with the mandate of disseminating knowledge, one of the core values of Humanism. Through the years, the Gymnasium progressively developed into an Academy and a University before it finally became ...
The school, which was the precursor of the University of Strasbourg, was founded in 1538 by the humanist Johannes Sturm, just a year after he had arrived in the city. [1] In March 1538, the chief town councillor of Strasbourg, the unrelated Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, asked Sturm to reorganize education in the city. [2]
Petrus Ramus. Johannes Sturm (also known as Jean Sturm; Latinized as Ioannes Sturmius; 1 October 1507 – 3 March 1589), was a German educator and Protestant reformer, who was influential in the design of the gymnasium system of secondary education.
The first "gymnasium" in Strasbourg. In Strasbourg the reformer Martin Bucer was also interested in education. In 1538 he contributed to the foundation of the first “gymnasium” (a kind of secondary school) in Strasbourg. It was to become famous under its first rector, the humanist Jan Sturm.
The Jean Sturm Gymnasium in Strasbourg Commemorated Four-and-a-Half Centuries on a Political and Cultural Dividing Line (1538–1988) By Bernard Heyberger; Page 1
Sep 27, 2024 · Johannes Sturm (born Oct. 1, 1507, Schleiden, Julich—died May 3, 1589, Strassburg) was a German educator whose Latin Gymnasium at Strassburg became a model for secondary schools in Protestant countries during the Reformation. Educated at the school of the Brethren of the Common Life in Liège and at the Catholic University of Leuven (Louvain ...
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The Beginning. The history of the University is closely linked to that of the city and the region. In 1538, at the request of the city of Strasbourg, Jean Sturm founded the Protestant Gymnasium, which became an academy in 1556, before becoming a university in 1621 and then a royal university by 1631. The statues of the Palais universitaire.
