Kneiphof Gymnasium

Kneiphof Gymnasium was a gymnasium in the Kneiphof quarter of Königsberg, Germany. History A cathedral school, the schola cathedralis or Domschule, was established on Heiligengeistgasse in Altstadt in 1304. After construction of Königsberg Cathedral began on the island of Kneiphof in 1333, the school was relocated north of the new cathedral. The school was separated from the cathedral in 1528 during the Reformation, with oversight passing to Kneiphof's town council. The Protestant theologian Martin Chemnitz taught at the school before receiving his degree from the University of Königsberg in 1548. It was occupied by students protesting the appointment of Johann Campinge as director in 1554. Kneiphof's school was relocated south of the cathedral in 1560. The poet Simon Dach served as deputy headmaster from 1633 to 1639. A building for poor students was constructed nearby in 1644.