John James Shallcrass CBE (11 September 1922 – 13 August 2014) was a New Zealand author, educator and humanist.

Born in Takapuna in 1922,[1] Shallcrass was educated at Wellington College,[2] and served in the Pacific during World War II.

[3] He later studied at Victoria University College, from where he graduated with a Diploma of Education in 1952, a Bachelor of Arts in 1959 and Master of Arts in 1961.

[4] In an educational career spanning more than 50 years, he taught in New Zealand schools, at Wellington Teachers' College and Victoria University, rising to the rank of associate professor.

[3] In the 1991 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to education.