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British historian
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]
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]
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]
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"The Academic Who's who" . google.co.uk . 1973.
^
"Professor John Roach MA, Phd" . University of Cambridge.
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a
b
c
"John Roach Obituary – School of Education" . University of Sheffield. Archived from
the original on 4 March 2016.
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"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 .
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"Country Life" . google.co.uk . 1959.
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a
b
c
d Howat, Gerald Malcolm David (1966).
"Essays to a young teacher" . google.co.uk .
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Issue 37822 The London Gazette p. 6165
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"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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