German School Moscow
Encyclopedia
The German School Moscow "Friedrich-Joseph Haass
" is a German language
private school in Troparyovo-Nikulino District
, Western Administrative Okrug
, Moscow
, Russia
. The Foreign Office
and the Central Administration of German Schools Abroad support the school.
Friedrich Joseph Haass
Dr Friedrich Joseph Haass was the "holy doctor of Moscow." As a member of Moscow's governmental prison committee, he spent 25 years until the end of his life to humanize the penal system. During the last nine years before his death he spent all of his assets to run a hospital for homeless people....
" is a German language
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
private school in Troparyovo-Nikulino District
Troparyovo-Nikulino District
Troparyovo-Nikulino District is an administrative district of Western Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia....
, Western Administrative Okrug
Western Administrative Okrug
Western Administrative District, or Zapadny Administrative Okrug , is one of the ten administrative okrugs of Moscow. The district was founded in 1991 and has an area of...
, Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. The Foreign Office
Foreign Office (Germany)
The Foreign Office is the foreign ministry of Germany, a federal agency responsible for both the country's foreign politics and its relationship with the European Union. From 1871 to 1919, it was led by a Foreign Secretary, and since 1919, it has been led by the Foreign Minister of Germany...
and the Central Administration of German Schools Abroad support the school.
Notable alumni
- Mariya and Yekaterina Putina (daughters of Vladimir PutinVladimir PutinVladimir Vladimirovich Putin served as the second President of the Russian Federation and is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when...
and Lyudmila PutinaLyudmila PutinaLyudmila Aleksandrovna Putina is the wife of former Russian President and current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.She married Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin on July 28, 1983; they have two daughters, Maria, born 1985 and Yekaterina...
)