Saint Petersburg Lyceum 239
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| Lyceum 239 | |
| Established | 1918 |
| Type | Lyceum |
| Principal | Tamara Borisovna Efimova |
| Grades | 9-11 |
| Location | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Colors | Blue, Silver, Gold |
| Website | www.239.ru |
Saint Petersburg Lyceum 239 is a public high school in Saint Petersburg, Russia that specializes in in mathematics and physics. The school opened in 1918 and it became specialized city school in 1961. The school is noted for its strong academic programs. It is alma mater of numerous winners of International Mathematical Olympiads and it have produced many notable alumni.
[edit] Famous alumni
- Yuri Matiyasevich - mathematician who solved Hilbert's tenth problem
- Grigori Perelman - mathematician who was awarded Fields Medal for his proof of Poincaré conjecture
- Alexander Khalifman - FIDE World Chess champion in 1999
- Mikhail Zurabov - minister of health of Russian Federation, chair of the Russian pension fund administration
- Alisa Freindlich - major Russian movie and theater actress
- Boris Grebenshchikov - rock musician, who is widely considered one of the "founding fathers" of Russian rock music
- Natalia Kuchinskaya - olympic champion in gymnastics (Mexico City,1968), the first in a row of young gymnastics champions
