The Øregård Gymnasium is a gymnasium in the Hellerup district of Gentofte Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. The neoclassical main building from 1924 is listed.
History
Øregård Gymnasium was founded in 1903 by V. Plockross under the name Plockross' Skole. The building was located at Duntzfelts Allé 8. It received its current name when Gentofte Municipality took over the school in 1919. The current main building on Gersonsvej was inaugurated in 1924. It was designed by G. B. Hagen and Edvard Thomsen. Gehrdt Bornebusch undertook a renovation of the building in 1977–80. The building was listed in 1995.
Principals 1903-1910: V. Plockross 1910-1912: Paul Branth 1912-1927: Jens M. Krarup 1927-1950: Herluf Møller 1950-1972: Paul Rubinstein 1972-1986: Tage Bülow-Hansen 1986-2000: Lis Holck 2001- : Pia Nyring
Notable students 1924: Aksel Schiøtz, tenor 1930: Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, businessman 1958: Gregers Algreen-Ussing, architect 1985: Thomas Rathsack, former member of jægerkorpset and author 1986: Frederik X, King of Denmark 1986: Prince Joachim of Denmark 1987: Lykke Friis, politician (2026): Isabella of Denmark, princess
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