Gymnasium Illustre

[1] The Gymnasium illustre was founded in 1586 by Ernest Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach.

The margrave, who had a strict Lutheran upbringing, leaned towards Calvinism and employed Calvinist teachers at the grammar school.

The principal at this time was Gustav Wendt, who reformed the school system in the spirit of Alexander von Humboldt.

Bismarck-Gymnasium also offers extracurricular activities, including various study groups, sports tournaments and festivals.

The study groups at Bismarck-Gymnasium are also successful at national level: the chess club came 5th[3] in WK IV at the German School Chess Championships in 2019, and WK II came 3rd.