Professor John Peter Charles Roach (1920–2015), was a British historian, Life Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Sheffield. [1] [2] [3] As an academic, author, editor and historian, he made a significant contribution to the study of the history of education. [3] [4] [5] In 1967 he wrote a History of the City and University of Cambridge [6] [7] which at the time was considered by some to be the standard history of the university despite its intention to be merely an outline. [8]
Life
John Peter Charles Roach was born in 1920 and educated at Bedford Modern School. [9] After war service in the Indian Army [10] he graduated with first class honours from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. [9] [11]
Roach became a master at Haileybury for some years [9] [12] before returning to Corpus Christi College as a Fellow. [9] He was later appointed Professor of Education in the Institute of Education at the University of Sheffield. [13] His academic work primarily focussed on the history of education and the history of the University of Cambridge. [14]
Roach died in Yorkshire on 11 July 2015. [3]
Selected works
- The City and University of Cambridge. Published by Oxford University Press, 1959 [15]
- The Victoria History of the County of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely. Published by Dawsons of Pall Mall, London, 1967 [16]
- A Bibliography of Modern History. Published by Cambridge University Press, 1968 [17] [18]
- Public Examinations in England 1850–1900. Published by Cambridge University Press, 1971 [19] [20]
- Social Reform in England, 1780–1880. Published by St. Martin's Press, New York, 1978 [21]
- A History of Secondary Education in England, 1800–1870. Published by Longman, New York, 1986 [22]
- Secondary Education in England, 1870–1902: Public Activity and Private Enterprise. Published by Routledge, New York City, 1991 [23]
References
- ^ "The Academic Who's who". google.co.uk. 1973.
- ^ "Professor John Roach MA, Phd". University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b c "John Roach Obituary – School of Education". University of Sheffield. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Roach, John 1920–". worldcat.org.
- ^ Roach, John (1998). A Regional Study of Yorkshire Schools 1500–1820. E. Mellen Press. ISBN 9780773482500.
- ^ The city and university of Cambridge. OCLC 60431437 – via worldcat.org.
- ^ Peek, Heather E.; Hall, Catherine P. (2 January 1963). The Archives of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521059367.
- ^ "Country Life". google.co.uk. 1959.
- ^ a b c d Howat, Gerald Malcolm David (1966). "Essays to a young teacher". google.co.uk.
- ^ Issue 37822 The London Gazette p. 6165
- ^ "Abstracts of Dissertations Approved for the PhD, MSc, and M.Litt ... – University of Cambridge – Google Books". google.co.uk. 1955.
- ^ Issue 37997 The London Gazette p.2936
- ^ Lilley, Irene M. (2 July 1967). Friedrich Froebel. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521050432.
- ^ Garrison, Mark J. (10 September 2009). A Measure of Failure. SUNY Press. ISBN 9781438427782.
- ^ The city and university of Cambridge. OCLC 257231403 – via worldcat.org.
- ^ The Victoria history of the county of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely. OCLC 322525 – via worldcat.org.
- ^ A bibliography of modern history;. OCLC 555293 – via worldcat.org.
- ^ Li, Tze-Chung; (Zhizhong), Tze-Chung (2000). Social Science Reference Sources. Greenwood Publishing. ISBN 9780313304835.
- ^ Roach, John (2 July 1971). Public Examinations in England 1850–1900. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521079310.
- ^ Public examinations in England, 1850–1900. OCLC 118494 – via worldcat.org.
- ^ Social reform in England, 1780–1880. OCLC 3844851 – via worldcat.org.
- ^ A history of secondary education in England, 1800–1870. OCLC 12612030 – via worldcat.org.
- ^ Secondary education in England, 1870–1902 : public activity and private enterprise. OCLC 252881458 – via worldcat.org.
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Professor John Peter Charles Roach (1920–2015), was a British historian, Life Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Sheffield. [1] [2] [3] As an academic, author, editor and historian, he made a significant contribution to the study of the history of education. [3] [4] [5] In 1967 he wrote a History of the City and University of Cambridge [6] [7] which at the time was considered by some to be the standard history of the university despite its intention to be merely an outline. [8]
Life
John Peter Charles Roach was born in 1920 and educated at Bedford Modern School. [9] After war service in the Indian Army [10] he graduated with first class honours from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. [9] [11]
Roach became a master at Haileybury for some years [9] [12] before returning to Corpus Christi College as a Fellow. [9] He was later appointed Professor of Education in the Institute of Education at the University of Sheffield. [13] His academic work primarily focussed on the history of education and the history of the University of Cambridge. [14]
Roach died in Yorkshire on 11 July 2015. [3]
Selected works
- The City and University of Cambridge. Published by Oxford University Press, 1959 [15]
- The Victoria History of the County of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely. Published by Dawsons of Pall Mall, London, 1967 [16]
- A Bibliography of Modern History. Published by Cambridge University Press, 1968 [17] [18]
- Public Examinations in England 1850–1900. Published by Cambridge University Press, 1971 [19] [20]
- Social Reform in England, 1780–1880. Published by St. Martin's Press, New York, 1978 [21]
- A History of Secondary Education in England, 1800–1870. Published by Longman, New York, 1986 [22]
- Secondary Education in England, 1870–1902: Public Activity and Private Enterprise. Published by Routledge, New York City, 1991 [23]
References
- ^ "The Academic Who's who". google.co.uk. 1973.
- ^ "Professor John Roach MA, Phd". University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b c "John Roach Obituary – School of Education". University of Sheffield. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Roach, John 1920–". worldcat.org.
- ^ Roach, John (1998). A Regional Study of Yorkshire Schools 1500–1820. E. Mellen Press. ISBN 9780773482500.
- ^ The city and university of Cambridge. OCLC 60431437 – via worldcat.org.
- ^ Peek, Heather E.; Hall, Catherine P. (2 January 1963). The Archives of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521059367.
- ^ "Country Life". google.co.uk. 1959.
- ^ a b c d Howat, Gerald Malcolm David (1966). "Essays to a young teacher". google.co.uk.
- ^ Issue 37822 The London Gazette p. 6165
- ^ "Abstracts of Dissertations Approved for the PhD, MSc, and M.Litt ... – University of Cambridge – Google Books". google.co.uk. 1955.
- ^ Issue 37997 The London Gazette p.2936
- ^ Lilley, Irene M. (2 July 1967). Friedrich Froebel. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521050432.
- ^ Garrison, Mark J. (10 September 2009). A Measure of Failure. SUNY Press. ISBN 9781438427782.
- ^ The city and university of Cambridge. OCLC 257231403 – via worldcat.org.
- ^ The Victoria history of the county of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely. OCLC 322525 – via worldcat.org.
- ^ A bibliography of modern history;. OCLC 555293 – via worldcat.org.
- ^ Li, Tze-Chung; (Zhizhong), Tze-Chung (2000). Social Science Reference Sources. Greenwood Publishing. ISBN 9780313304835.
- ^ Roach, John (2 July 1971). Public Examinations in England 1850–1900. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521079310.
- ^ Public examinations in England, 1850–1900. OCLC 118494 – via worldcat.org.
- ^ Social reform in England, 1780–1880. OCLC 3844851 – via worldcat.org.
- ^ A history of secondary education in England, 1800–1870. OCLC 12612030 – via worldcat.org.
- ^ Secondary education in England, 1870–1902 : public activity and private enterprise. OCLC 252881458 – via worldcat.org.
External links
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |