Ralph Wheelock

The Reverend
Ralph Wheelock
Bornc. 14 May 1600
Donington, Shropshire, England
Died1683
Medfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British America
Alma materClare College, Cambridge, University of Cambridge (BA and MA)
Occupation(s)Puritan minister, civil servant, school teacher

Ralph Wheelock (1600–1683) was an English Puritan minister, American colonial public official, and educator. He is known for having been the first public school teacher in America.

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