Rolfe,John

Rolfe,John
Rolfe (rŏlf), John. 1585-1622.
English colonist in America and husband of Pocahontas.

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  • Rolfe, John — (baptized May 6, 1585, Norfolk, Eng. died 1622?, Virginia) English colonial official. He arrived in Virginia (1610), where his experiments with tobacco cultivation produced the first export crop and built the colony s economy. In 1614 he married… …   Universalium

  • Rolfe, John — (bautizado el 6 may. 1585, Norfolk, Inglaterra–¿1622?, Virginia). Funcionario colonial inglés. Llegó a Virginia (1610), donde sus experimentos con el cultivo del tabaco produjeron la primera cosecha de exportación y establecieron la economía de… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • John Rolfe — [ frame|An 1850s painting of John Rolfe and Pocahontas] John Rolfe (c. 1585 ndash; 1622) was one of the early English settlers of North America. He is credited with the first successful cultivation of tobacco as an export crop in the Colony of… …   Wikipedia

  • John Rolfe — Pour les articles homonymes, voir John et Rolfe. John Rolfe (vers 1585 1622) fut un des premiers colons anglais. On lui attribue le début de la culture du tabac (avec succès) destinée à l exportation dans la Colonie de Virginie. Il est aussi… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • john — /jon/, n. Slang. 1. a toilet or bathroom. 2. (sometimes cap.) a fellow; guy. 3. (sometimes cap.) a prostitute s customer. [generic use of the proper name] * * * I known as John Lackland born Dec. 24, 1167, Oxford, Eng. died Oct. 18/19, 1216,… …   Universalium

  • John — /jon/, n. 1. the apostle John, believed to be the author of the fourth Gospel, three Epistles, and the book of Revelation. 2. See John the Baptist. 3. (John Lackland) 1167? 1216, king of England 1199 1216; signer of the Magna Carta 1215 (son of… …   Universalium

  • Rolfe — may refer to:People*B. A. Rolfe, movie producer *Chris Rolfe, American soccer player *Frederick Rolfe, also known as Baron Corvo *James Rolfe, The Angry Video Game Nerd *John Rolfe, Virginia colonist *John Carew Rolfe, classicist *Red Rolfe,… …   Wikipedia

  • Rolfe — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Edwin Rolfe (1909–1954), amerikanischer Dichter Frederick Rolfe (1860–1913), britischer Schriftsteller, Fotograf und Exzentriker Guy Rolfe (1911–2003), britischer Schauspieler John Rolfe (1585–1622),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Rolfe — (* 1585 in Heacham, Norfolk, England; † 1622) war ein Tabakpflanzer, Mitgründer von Jamestown in Virginia und Ehemann von Pocahontas. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 1.1 Leistung und erste Ehe 1.2 Eh …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Rolfe (disambiguation) — John Rolfe may refer to:*John Rolfe, a 17th century English settler of Virginia, and husband of Pocahontas *John Carew Rolfe, a 20th century American classicist *John Rolfe (actor), an actor who starred in the British soap opera Eastenders as… …   Wikipedia

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