learn how to ski. Students from all years have the opportunity to spend their holidays in Hödhütte. Visiting historical sites The school feels that every student should have the opportunity of experiencing the sites of classical antiquity at first hand. The Verein zur Förderung von Schulreisen an klassische Stätten e.V. was formed to fund this activity. Bibliotheca Johannei The library of the school is called Bibliotheca Johannei. It has 55,000 books written in Latin, Ancient Greek, English, French, Italian and German. The library prides itself in having the first editions of many of the milestones of European literature. The oldest book is a Latin bible dating from 1491. Alumni society The school has an alumni society called Verein ehemaliger Schüler der Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums zu Hamburg e.V.. It has 1,300 members. One of its main tasks is to provide money for school activities. Former teachers Former teachers of the school include: Johannes Classen (Director / Head teacher 1864–1874) Hermann Alexander Diels Johann Gottfried Gurlitt Richard Hoche (Director / Head teacher 1874–1887) Johann Hübner Adolf Kiessling Ernst Gottlob Köstlin Hermann Cäsar Hannibal Schubert Gottlob Reinhold Sievers Georg Philipp Telemann (Cantor (church)) Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (Cantor (church)) Christian Friedrich Gottlieb Schwenke (Director of Church Music and Cantor) Former pupils Former students of the school include: Marlo von Tresckow Gant von Tresckow Leon Leue Carlotta Kenkel Clara Brockhaus Emilia Enders Cougar von Tresckow Adrian Mahnke Henry Schrader Arthur William Paas Christian Wilhelm Alers Wilhelm Amsinck Eduard Arning Luis Rothenberg Heinrich Barth Johann Bernhard Basedow Marcus Speh Birkenkrahe "Büdi" Christian Blunck Peter van Bohlen Justus Brinckmann Barthold Heinrich Brockes Johann Heinrich Burchard Johannes Classen Diedrich Diederichsen Hans Driesch Johann Franz Encke Barthold Feind Gottfried Forck Hinnerk Fock Ludwig Gerling Ralph Giordano Martin Haller Tobias Hauke Friedrich Hebbel Gerrit Heesemann Heinrich Hertz Gustav Ludwig Hertz Gerhard Herzberg Johann Michael Hudtwalcker Hans Jauch Walter Jens Peter Katzenstein Harry Graf Kessler Bernhard Klefeker Johann Carl Knauth Franz Knoop Theodor von Kobbe Volker Lechtenbrink Eduard Lohse Alfred Mann Walter Matthaei Max Mendel Eduard Meyer Daniel Gotthilf Moldenhawer Johann Georg Mönckeberg August Johann Wilhelm Neander Hans Georg Niemeyer Max Nonne Hans Erich Nossack Adolf Overweg Fredrik Pacius Carl Friedrich Petersen Wolfgang Petersen Martin Eduard Warner Poelchau Robert Wichard Pohl Wolfgang Ratke Hermann Samuel Reimarus Johann Wilhelm Rautenberg Grigorij Richters Johann Rist Erwin Rohde Albrecht Roscher Thomas G. Rosenmeyer Philipp Otto Runge Hjalmar Schacht Heinrich Gottlieb Schellhaffer Leif Schrader