death_place birth_place article_title name occupation
medfield , massachusetts donington , shropshire , england ralph wheelock
 '' ` rev. ralph wheelock '' ' puritan minister , civil servant , school teacher
ralph wheelock

ralph wheelock -lrb- 1600 -- 1683 -rrb- was an english puritan minister , american colonial public official , and educator .
he is known for having been the first public school teacher in america .
