in , ▁Greek ▁and ▁Heb rew ) ▁and ▁modern ▁languages , ▁music ▁and ▁religious ▁education , ▁the ▁Ma ul br onn ▁sem inary ▁especially ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁European ▁culture ▁tradition , ▁whereas ▁Bla ube uren ▁places ▁special ▁emphas is ▁on ▁international ism ▁and ▁the ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁dialog ue ▁between ▁the ology ▁and ▁science . ▁ ▁The ▁sem in aries ▁were ▁founded ▁as ▁Protest ant ▁schools ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 6 ▁by ▁Christoph ▁von ▁Wür ttemberg ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁broad ▁education ▁for ▁gift ed ▁boys . ▁Since ▁the ▁schools ▁first ▁admitted ▁girls ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁sem in aries ▁have ▁become ▁a ▁leading ▁co - ed uc ational ▁board ing ▁school ▁for ▁tal ented ▁pup ils . ▁ ▁Al umn i ▁The ▁al umn i ▁of ▁the ▁sem inary ▁have ▁included : ▁ ▁Johannes ▁Ke pler ▁▁ ▁Friedrich ▁Hö lder lin ▁▁ ▁Hermann ▁Kurz ▁▁ ▁Edu ard ▁Z eller ▁▁ ▁Edu ard ▁M ö rike ▁▁ ▁Georg ▁Her weg h ▁ ▁Hermann ▁H esse ▁ ▁Otto ▁Kir n ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Evangel isches ▁Sem inar ▁Ma ul br onn ▁ ▁Evangel isch - the olog isches ▁Sem inar ▁Bla ube uren ▁ ▁Category : E du c ational ▁institutions ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 5 0 s ▁Category : Sch ools ▁in ▁Baden - W ür ttemberg ▁Category : 1 5 5 6 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁Category : Sem in aries ▁and ▁the ological ▁colleg es ▁in ▁Germany