en Classical Lyceum Umberto I

Classical Lyceum Umberto I of Naples
Liceo Classico Umberto I di Napoli
Classical Lyceum Umberto I of Naples; Liceo Classico Umberto I di Napoli
Location
	Amendola Square, Naples
Information
Type	secondary
Established	1862
Head of school	Luisa Vettone
Website	Official website

The Classical Lyceum Umberto I is a secondary school situated in Amendola Square, Naples, Italy.

History

The Classical Lyceum Umberto I was founded in 1862 in Naples, Italy, and named after the Prince of Piedmont.^[1] The first principal was Prof. Raffaele d'Ambra, a historian and scholar of topography. It was located at vico Sant'Agostino Maggiore. In January 1864, due to the increase in students and classes, it mooved to former Crocelle ai Mannesi convent.^[2]

Notable alumni

Antonio Jatta (1852–1912), an Italian politician and lichenologist
Alessandro Preziosi, an Italian actor
Giorgio Napolitano (1925-2023), an Italian politician who was the 11th President of Italy from 2006 until 2015.
Erri De Luca, an Italian novelist
Luigi Miraglia, an Italian classicist and Latinist

References

^ "liceoumberto.eu". liceoumberto.eu. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
^ Ugolini, Gherardo (2005). Die Kraft der Vergangenheit: Mythos und Realität der klassischen Kultur : Akten der deutsch-italienischen Tagung des Centrum Latinitatis Europae, Berlin, 29.-30. November 2003 (in Italian). G. Olms. ISBN 978-3-487-13004-0.

External links

Official Website

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[1] "liceoumberto.eu". liceoumberto.eu. Retrieved 2016-06-15.

[2] Ugolini, Gherardo (2005). Die Kraft der Vergangenheit: Mythos und Realität der klassischen Kultur : Akten der deutsch-italienischen Tagung des Centrum Latinitatis Europae, Berlin, 29.-30. November 2003 (in Italian). G. Olms. ISBN 978-3-487-13004-0.

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