John Anderson Hartley
Australian educator
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John Anderson Hartley (27 August 1844 – 15 September 1896) was an Australian educator and Vice Chancellor of the University of Adelaide from 1893 to 1896.[1]
Education
Hartley was educated at Woodhouse Grove School, Yorkshire from 1853 to1860. He later went on to teach at the school until 1867. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1867 and Bachelor of Science in 1870, both from the University of London.[2]
Career
In 1870 Hartley was appointed Headmaster of Prince Alfred College in Adelaide, emigrating to South Australia with his wife.[2] Soon after, in 1871, he was appointed to the Central Board of Education, which oversaw the administration of the colony's public schools.[3]
In 1875, the Education Act of 1875 was passed, introducing a free public school system and compulsory education for South Australian children aged 7 to 13, as well as establishing the first Council of Education, of which Hartley was appointed President.[4][5]
He was appointed the first Inspector-General of Schools for South Australia in 1878, a position he held up to his death in 1896.[2]
Hartley died in September 1896 as the result of an accident and collision with a horse in Adelaide whilst riding home on his bicycle.[6] His funeral procession was led by six headmasters and 3,000 children.[7]
Family
Hartley married Elizabeth Annie Green, sister-in-law of headmaster Rev. Robert Crooke.[8]
Recognition
- The former Teachers College on Kintore Avenue, Adelaide was named the Hartley Building in his honour.[9]
- In 1896, the Hartley Scholarship was established via public subscription to the University of Adelaide.[10]
- John Hartley School B-6, Smithfield Plains was established in 2009.[11]
- Electoral district of Hartley in the North East of Adelaide was created in 1976.[12]
- Hartley has a plaque in the Jubilee 150 Walkway, North Terrace, Adelaide.[13]
Jubilee 150 Walkway Plaque commemorating John Hartley
Publications
- 1885, founded and was editor of the Education Gazette, South Australia, a monthly journal publication[2][14][failed verification]
- Hartley, John A. (John Anderson), 1844-1896. 1910, Teacher's manual of elementary arithmetic / by (the late) John A. Hartley. Education Dept Adelaide[15]
- Hartley, John A. (John Anderson), 1844-1896. 1897, Teacher's manual of elementary arithmetic. Part II, The numbers from 1 to 1000 / by John A. Hartley. Education Dept Adelaide[16]