John White (c. 1539 –c. 1593) was an English colonial governor, explorer, artist, and cartographer.White was among those who sailed with Richard Grenville in the first attempt to colonize Roanoke Island in 1585, acting as artist and mapmaker to the expedition. He would most famously briefly serve as the governor of the second attempt to found Roanoke Colony on the …

2 天之前 · John White (died c. 1593, Kylemore, County Galway, Ireland) was a British artist, explorer, cartographer, and governor of the English settlement on Roanoke Island (now in North Carolina, U.S.). In May 1577 White sailed on the ship Aid as part of an expedition to America commanded by Martin Frobisher .

2014年4月2日 · John White was an English artist, explorer, cartographer and governor of the settlement on Roanoke Island.

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2012年10月3日 · Later that year, it was decided that John White, governor of the new colony, would sail back to England in order to gather a fresh load of supplies.

2024年10月19日 · John White, an explorer, artist, and colonial governor, played a significant role in England’s early efforts to establish colonies in the New World. His life and career are closely tied to the mysterious disappearance of the Roanoke Colony, often …

2024年5月3日 · John White was an English artist who in 1585 accompanied a failed colonizing expedition to Roanoke Island in present-day North Carolina and who, in 1587, served as governor of a second failed expedition, which came to be known as the Lost Colony.

Although his beautiful watercolor drawings are one of the most valuable sources of information about the Roanoke voyages and he served a governor of the 1587 colony, John White's life is almost unknown.

John Anderson White (28 April 1937 – 21 July 1964) was a Scottish international football midfielder and sometime inside right who played a significant role for Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs) during their Double winning season in 1960–61.

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