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John Stock (1764–1842) was headmaster of the Poplar House Academy, London, in the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century. In 1786 he married Miss Parker who also worked at the school. He is noted for being a progressive teacher interested in teaching science. He published ''Syllabus of Philosophical Lectures Given During Each Half Year at Poplar House Academy'' in 1826. Stock educated Charles Pritchard (1808–1893), from 1822. Pritchard, a future astronomer, used some old instruments at the school constructed by James Ferguson. He went on to become Headmaster of Stockwell Grammar School. In 1814 he had his portrait painted by Henry William Pickersgill.〔(【引用サイトリンク】website=Royal Academy of Arts Collections )〕 In 1833 he gave evidence to the House of Commons select committee on Public Walks raising concerns about the lack of public space for the "humbler class of Londoner"" and that this was contributing to such people frequenting public houses. He was a visiting justice to the County Lunatic Asylum at Hanwell. He served as a magistrate for Middlesex and was buried in the graveyard of St Matthias Old Church, Poplar. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Stock (teacher)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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