Berzsenyi Dániel Gimnázium
| Berzsenyi Dániel Secondary School | |
|---|---|
Berzsenyi Dániel Gimnázium | |
The original building | |
| Location | |
49-53 Kárpát Street, Budapest, Hungary , 1133 | |
| Coordinates | 47°31′37″N 19°03′28″E / 47.5269°N 19.0578°E |
| Information | |
| Former names | Pest Imperial and Royal Catholic High School ("Pesti császári és királyi Katolikus Főgimnázium") Budapest-Terézvárosi Állami Főreáltanoda |
| School type | Public secondary school |
| Established | 1858 |
| Status | Operates |
| School district | 13th district of Budapest |
| Headmaster | Gyöngyi Kiss (since 2016) |
| Teaching staff | 68 |
| Grades | Humanities Natural science Formal science Modern languages |
| Years offered | 4 or 6 |
| Age range | between 14 and 18 |
| Capacity | 550 |
| Classes | 18 |
| Average class size | 34 |
| Language | Hungarian |
| National ranking | 14th[1] (2025) |
| Website | www.berzsenyi.hu/ |
Berzsenyi Dániel Secondary School (Hungarian: Berzsenyi Dániel Gimnázium) is a secondary school in Vizafogó, Budapest Hungary.[2] The previous one was in the downtown of the city.
Notable alumni include Mihály Károlyi, former prime minister and president of Hungary, poets Miklós Radnóti and Frigyes Karinthy, Hungarian-American businessman György Soros and Olympic champion swimmer Alfréd Hajós.
History
Notable alumni
- Mihály Károlyi, politician, former prime minister and president of Hungary
- Miklós Radnóti, poet
- Frigyes Karinthy, author, playwright, poet and journalist
- Alfréd Hajós, Olympic champion swimmer
- George Soros, businessman, investor, and philanthropist
- Tom Lantos, American politician
- André Kostolany, speculator
- Dennis Gabor, Nobel Prize-winning physicist and mechanical engineer
- George Klein Hungarian–Swedish microbiologist
- George Pólya, mathematician
- Bence Szabolcsi, music historian
- Victor Jacobi, operetta composer
- György Szepesi, radio personality, journalist and sports executive
- Tibor Szanyi, politician
- Bence Tordai, politician
- Gusztáv Rados, mathematician
- Gábor Tardos, mathematician
- György Sárközi, poet
- Jenő Heltai, poet
- Zsófia Szamosi, actress
- Judit Hernádi, actress
- Zsuzsa Koncz, singer
- István Eörsi, writer, novelist and poet
- Gábor Darvas, composer and musicologist
- Marcel Grossmann, mathematician
- Gabor Carelli, classical tenor
- Donát Bánki, mechanical engineer
- Emanuel Beke, mathematician
- Péter Zollman, scientist, engineer and inventor
See also
References
- ^ "Itt a friss középiskolai rangsor: ez a top 100 legjobb gimnázium 2025-ben". Pénzcentrum (in Hungarian). 2024-12-30. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
- ^ Gorondi, Pablo (1 February 2018). "Holocaust survivor, US lawmaker Lantos gets Budapest statue". Associated Press. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
External links
- Website (in Hungarian)