J. P. C. Roach Explained

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.^{[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.^[11]

Roach became a master at Haileybury for some years^[12] before returning to Corpus Christi College as a Fellow. 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.

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]

External links

• John Roach at WorldCat Identities
• Letters to JPC Roach

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Academic Who's who. google.co.uk. 1973.
2. Web site: Professor John Roach MA, Phd. University of Cambridge.
3. Web site: John Roach Obituary – School of Education . University of Sheffield . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044622/http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/education/obituary . 4 March 2016 .
4. Web site: Roach, John 1920–. worldcat.org.
5. Book: A Regional Study of Yorkshire Schools 1500–1820. 9780773482500. Roach. John. 1998. E. Mellen Press .
6. Book: The city and university of Cambridge. worldcat.org. 60431437 .
7. Book: The Archives of the University of Cambridge. 9780521059367. Peek. Heather E.. Hall. Catherine P.. 2 January 1963. Cambridge University Press .
8. Web site: Country Life. google.co.uk. 1959.
9. Web site: Essays to a young teacher. google.co.uk. Howat. Gerald Malcolm David. 1966.
10. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37822/supplement/6165/data.pdf Issue 37822
11. Web site: Abstracts of Dissertations Approved for the PhD, MSc, and M.Litt ... – University of Cambridge – Google Books. google.co.uk. 1955.
12. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37997/supplement/2936/data.pdf Issue 37997
13. Book: Friedrich Froebel. 9780521050432. Lilley. Irene M.. 2 July 1967. Cambridge University Press .
14. Book: A Measure of Failure. 9781438427782. Garrison. Mark J.. 10 September 2009. SUNY Press .
15. Book: The city and university of Cambridge. worldcat.org. 257231403.
16. Book: The Victoria history of the county of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely. worldcat.org. 322525.
17. Book: A bibliography of modern history;. worldcat.org. 555293.
18. Book: Social Science Reference Sources. 9780313304835. Li. Tze-Chung. (Zhizhong). Tze-Chung. 2000. Greenwood Publishing .
19. Book: Public Examinations in England 1850–1900. 9780521079310. Roach. John. 2 July 1971. Cambridge University Press .
20. Book: Public examinations in England, 1850–1900. worldcat.org. 118494.
21. Book: Social reform in England, 1780–1880. worldcat.org. 3844851.
22. Book: A history of secondary education in England, 1800–1870. worldcat.org. 12612030.
23. Book: Secondary education in England, 1870–1902 : public activity and private enterprise. worldcat.org. 252881458.